Early Literacy

The parent/child relationship is the most powerful influence on children's early brain development particularly in the first two years.

Learning to respond to and stimulate children from birth builds core competency and coping abilities before they enter the formal school system.

Parents and other caregivers receive parenting support, nutrition advice and education, access to community resources and learn to support prenatal, infant and children's development and play-based learning. They learn that literacy begins by birth and develops at the same time as oral language.

The importance of the parental role in children's emerging literacy and language development cannot be overstated.