Go & Grow Starter Packs

Babies don’t come with instruction manuals, but through a local Go & Grow partnership, new parents can count on extra support to help their baby thrive.

Go & Grow Starter Packs are backpacks filled with carefully curated materials to help new parents in the earliest months of their child’s life. They are provided in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole versions.

Each Go & Grow Stater Pack includes:

• A brand new backpack filled with important information about how to promote a child’s health and development, including a directory of early childhood services on the Eastern Shore.

• A list of recommended mobile and tablet apps to learn more about early childhood development.

• Two developmentally appropriate children’s books and information on the importance of reading to children from birth.

• Supplies to help new parents promote their children’s physical health, including a Sleep Slack to encourage safe sleeping, and an infant dental kit to promote early dental health.

• An invitation to participate in a closed Facebook group to stay connected to fellow new parents over the course of their baby’s first year.