COVID-19 has impacted our lives in countless ways. If you need help with challenges caused by COVID 19 such as finding new childcare or help paying for childcare, Help Me Grow LA can help families get through these tough times. Below are resources, advice, and parenting tips which come from the CDC’s COVID-19 Page and the CDC’s COVID-19 Parental Resource Kit: Ensuring Children and Young People’s Social, Emotional, and Mental Well-being.
If you have experienced hardships due to COVID-19, Financial Navigators are available for residents of Los Angeles County. Visit the Financial Navigators page to sign up. To get help filling out the inquiry form, please call (800) 593-8222.
COVID-19, or the coronavirus disease can directly or indirectly affect young children. Beyond getting sick, the pandemic has affected the social, emotional, or mental well-being of many young children. Trauma during this time of development may have effects through adulthood. The pandemic has created many challenges for families with children with developmental concerns. These may include change in routines, break in continuity of care, learning or health care, missed important life events, and loss of security and safety. As a parent or caregiver, there are things you can do to help your child during these unprecedented times. Recognize and address your child’s fears and stress, teach and reinforce everyday preventive actions, help keep your child healthy, and help them stay socially connected.
The County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Early Care and Education COVID-19 toolkit provides resources to help early care and education providers prepare for, and respond to, COVID-19 for childcare center-based programs and family childcare homes. The toolkit includes downloadable guidance documents, templates, and frequently asked questions from local, state, and national sources. A revised COVID-19 “Guidance for Early Care and Education Providers” is also available as a downloadable checklist available on our Resources page.
For up-to-date information about COVID-19 inLos Angeles County, visit the County of Los Angeles Department of Public HealthCOVID-19 Media Page here.