Ready, Set, Grow...CT Kids

(Series of articles that run annually in The Bristol Observer) Social development involves learning how to have positive relationships with other people. It begins in infancy, when babies respond to the familiar voice, smell, and touch of the important people in their lives. These first rewarding experiences support toddlers as they learn to play alongside each other. Preschool children learn to share, cooperate, take turns, compromise, and negotiate so they play and get along with each other. Social skills that are developed in early childhood will support children in their school, work, family and community lives. ...
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"All children born in Connecticut beginning in 2004 will enter kindergarten healthy, eager to learn, and ready for school success."
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Featured as part of the Ready, Set, Grow…CT Kids website, this document lists ten data based facts about Connecticut’s children and their families that impact policy discussions.