A new study says they do better on tests, have larger vocabularies and showed less aggressive behavior. Child care director Michelle Proctor agrees, and says caring parents and child care workers are key.
Proctor says care givers can improve a toddlers development with simple activities.
Teachers sing to them, read books to them, take them outside and tell about the world around them. Another successful part of the early head start program focuses on parents becoming better parents. Participating parents were more likely to read to their child. And less likely to spank them. We get in.