Planning in early childhood education and the pandemic context: implications and challenges

The article aims to understand how it happened and what are the challenges of planning the pedagogical work of Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers in the context of a pandemic. We opted for a qualitative and exploratory approach with field research, with interviews with teachers from a preschool in the city of Tocantinopolis/TO, as research strategies. We carried out a bibliographical research considering the relevant literature and legislation. The results show the challenges for planning in ECE in the pandemic context, such as the lack of economic and technological resources, lack of knowledge and ability to use technologies to work with young children, excessive time in front of the computer and difficulties with connectivity. The study can provide reflection on the importance and challenges of Planning in EI through literature, legal documents and provisions for the construction of pedagogical and curricular proposals in EI, as well as the challenges of teachers in EI with the dimension of planning in the pandemic, especially in relation to the use of technologies as methodological strategies for remote work with children.