Arguing that COVID-19 heightened the attention paid to care and the ways in which care is vital for the maintenance of ourselves and the world around us, Care and Coronavirus calls for a reflection on the failures and successes of care during the pandemic and in its aftermath so that we can plan for a more caring future.

Chapter 1. Introduction: Care, Childhood, Youth and Family in the context of Coronavirus; Tom Disney and Lucy Grimshaw Section 1. Early Systems of Care Chapter 2. Children’s and Parents’ Experiences of Care During The Pandemic: An International Review; Fabio Dovigo Chapter 3. Childcare, Responses to Poverty in Preschool and a ‘New Normal’ after Covid?; Donald Simpson and Sandra Lyndon Chapter 4. COVID-19 Anxiety and Early Childhood Development: Reflections from Practitioners in Early Years Settings; Charmaine Agius Ferrante and Elaine Chaplin Section 2. Children and Young People’s Health and Wellbeing Chapter 5. Experiences of Vulnerable Girls from an Informal Settlement in South Africa during COVID-19 Lockdowns; Lucy Currie, Sibusisiwe Tendai Sibanda, and Athenkosi Mtumtum Chapter 6. Children’s Care for Public Health and Politically Expedient Care for Children in Aotearoa New Zealand’s COVID-19 Pandemic; Julie Spray Chapter 7. We were the only ones still seeing Families, We just had to be Creative about How!: A Reflection on Health Visiting Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Frances Gunn Section 3. Parents as Subjects and Recipients of Care Chapter 8. A Simple Life? Parents’ Early Narratives Of Babies Raised During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Laura Bellussi and Siân Lucas Chapter 9. "I Don't Have a Lot of Choice … My Boss He Still Likes to Go to the Office Everyday Pretty Much"- Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Parents’ Decision-making when Planning Care during their Child’s First Year; Clare Matysova Chapter 10. Family Life, Covid and Care: A Conversation between Parent and Child; Fiona Ranson and Cuong Nyugen Section 4. Schooling as Care Chapter 11. Caring and Schooling in the Time of COVID-19; Tom Disney, Lucy Grimshaw, and Judy Thomas Chapter 12. Take Care Everyone!’ Care Ethics at Work Whilst Homeschooling and Caring for Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Lucy Grimshaw, Kay Heslop, Kirstin Mulholland, Vikki Park, Jill Duncan, Jaden Allan, Cathryn Meredith, and Christopher Warnock Chapter 13. Teaching During Lockdowns; Linzi Brown Chapter 14. Precarious Schooling and COVID-19; Jason Burg Section 5. Young People Navigating Care and Control Beyond the School Chapter 15. Virtual Hearings and their Impact on Children’s Participation in Decisions about their Care and Protection; Catherine Nixon, Kirsty Deacon, Andrew James, Ciara Waugh, Zodie, and Sarah McGarrol Chapter 16. Everyday Life, Informal Care, and Grassroots Sports Clubs; Stephen Crossley Chapter 17. Youth Work During Covid Lockdowns; Alison Ní Charraighe, Kelly Coates, Shannon Devine, and Elisha Sanchez Section 6. Final commentary Chapter 18. Childhood and Care in the Time of Coronavirus, a Commentary; Rachel Rosen