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In the spring of 2020, a customer thanked a grocery store employee for continuing to work during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown, and the cashier replied, "Well, somebody has to pay the rent." Https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/immersive-story/2021/01/22/urgent-effective-action-required-to-quell-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-education-worldwide 21 Xafis V. "What is inconvenient for you is life-saving for me": How health inequities are playing out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brief Review of the Literature The world has witnessed various health pandemics prior to COVID-19 outbreak. Since its outbreak, the COVID-19 pandemic has spread to over 200 countries (Jackson et al., [6]) and infected over 153 million people globally with over 3.5 million fatalities. [Extracted from the article]

What are the attributes of a high-quality early childhood education program worldwide? An group of experienced early childhood educators that represent diverse international backgrounds attempts to respond to this question by examining six dimensions of quality set forth by the Association for Childhood Education International: (1) philosophies and goals, (2) high-quality physical environments, (3) developmentally appropriate and effective pedagogy and curriculum, (4) attention to basic and special needs, (5) respect for families and communities, (6) professionally prepared teachers and staff, and (7) rigorous program evaluation. The article concludes with an annotated list of references, both in professional publications and online, that examine early childhood education from an international perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]