A Maryland State Department of Education Resource
Children learn best from rich and responsive social interactions.
Children learn best from rich and responsive social interactions. These interactions allow children and adults to share attention and build bonds. In those interactions, adults can scaffold children’s learning.
All early care and education providers can support families by promoting a nutritious diet and healthy eating habits in babies and children, which will lead to children’s healthy growth and development.
All early care and education providers can support families by helping them to find consistent medical care and encouraging them to have their children monitored regularly.
Evidence from early childhood research and practice shows a strong link between parents’ health and well-being and their children’s development.