COVID-19 Pandemic and the Developmental Health of Kindergarteners

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Authors

Judith L. Perrigo · University of California, Los Angeles

Jordan Morales

Nicholas Jackson · University of California, Los Angeles

Magdalena Janus · McMaster University

Lisa Stanley

Mitchell D. Wong · University of California, Los Angeles

Neal Halfon · University of California, Los Angeles

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with varying developmental health outcomes in kindergarteners. Negative developmental trends existed immediately before the pandemic, with most persisting or slowing postpandemic onset. These results highlight troubling trends in kindergarteners' development, both before and during the pandemic, and more information is needed to understand why developmental outcomes are worsening over time.

Topics & Keywords

Early Childhood Education and Development Infant Development and Preterm Care Family Support in Illness

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Pediatrics

Volume 179, Issue 5, pp. 550-550

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.7057

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