This is an invaluable resource for educators and caregivers wanting provide the very best learning and living experiences for those in their care. Caregiver-child interactions are critically important in promoting cognitive, language, and social-emotional learning in your children. With examples and detailed explanations, The Best for Babies illuminates the behaviours and interactions that teachers or care provides should provide for the children in their care. The book offers an easy-to-use checklist to assess each teacher-child interpersonal relationship and the ways caregivers offer learning and living experiences for young children. Teachers and caregivers can use the checklist to grow in their professional expertise and careers as they continue to guide children's learning and well-being. Directors and mentors can use the information gained by using the checklist to help teachers and caregivers optimize the outcomes for each child.