A Maryland State Department of Education Resource
The Spanish version of this guidebook helps parents and families understand how their children play, learn, speak, and act, can reveal important clues about their development. Developmental milestones are things that most children can do by a certain age.
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.