Early Caregiver-Child Relationships Build the Foundation for Lifelong Learning

Early Caregiver-Child Relationships Build a Foundation for Lifelong Learning, a featured article in this week’s WestEd R & D Alert, highlights a recent federal policy brief, Including Relationship-Based Care Practices in Infant-Toddler Care. The brief provides research-based guidance on how to raise the level of quality for out-of-home early child care.  The central message is the importance of supportive policies that focus on the relationship between caregiver and child as the key to strengthening healthy early development.

Read the full article and policy brief here:

• Early Caregiver-Child Relationships Build the Foundation for Lifelong Learning
• Including Relationship-Based Care Practices in Infant-Toddler Care