Why is this important?

Consider that kindergarten readiness in Minnesota is around 50%, simply educating all new families will have significant increase in the Achievement Gap.

“Compared to parents with limited knowledge of child development, those with more knowledge engage in higher-quality parent-child interactions, use more effective parenting strategies, and participate in more developmentally supportive activities with their children.”
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/parenting-knowledge-among-first-time-parents-of-young-children-a-research-to-practice-brief)

New parents across all economic segments would benefit from education on best practices of parenting their children from birth.

Summary
A July 2018 Research Brief from Child Trends concluded:
What parents know and want to know about parenting and child development
• Parents do not feel uninformed, but they do have many questions.
• Parents believe knowledge is necessary but not sufficient.
• Parents had more knowledge about their child’s physical development than social-emotional development.
• Parents are eager for more information on children’s social-emotional development.
• The amount of information available to parents is overwhelming, and its quality is inconsistent
• Being a parent means continually learning.
(https://www.childtrends.org/publications/parenting-knowledge-among-first-time-parents-of-young-children-a-research-to-practice-brief)