Introduction. The article is theoretical and empirical in nature. It raises issues relating to the execution of care-providing and educational functioning in rural multi-child families during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the basis of source literature and legal documents, the family and the multi-child family are characterized, and the functions of the family are presented. The results of a research are demonstrated as conducted in 2021 among parents of rural multi-child families. Aim. The purpose of the research was to establish opinions of the parents of rural multi- -child families on issues regarding the execution of care-providing and educational functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. The diagnostic poll method and the semi-structured interview technique were used in the research. Results. Analysis shows that during the epidemic state the families being diagnosed have struggled with the following problems: fi nancial, organizational, educational, care-providing, health-related, and communicative. Conclusions. The following should be done: 1) report (in schools, family counselling centres as well as other aid agencies) the need to provide for psychological, health, educational support for children and/or the other members of rural multi-child families – it is important, however, that all forms of the aid be located in the vicinity of their places of residence; 2) appeal to competent bodies/authorities for reopening indispensable connections which will undoubtedly facilitate the inhabitants to lead relatively normal lives in this diffi cult, non-obvious time.