Essentials for Childhood

Young children experience their world through their relationships with parents and other caregivers. Safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments are essential to preventing child abuse and neglect.

Essentials for Childhood

Essentials for Childhood Framework
Essentials for Childhood Framework

The Essentials for Childhood Framework pdf icon[24.3 MB, 36 Pages] includes strategies to promote relationships and environments that can help create neighborhoods, communities, and a world in which every child can thrive.

Page last reviewed: March 4, 2021