Profiles – The Jamaica Pre-School Child, The Status of Early Childhood Development in Jamaica’ is the title of a publication by Senior Lecturer in Child Health at the UWI Mona Campus, Dr Maureen Samms Vaughan, which was launched at the Planning Institute of Jamaica, recently. The landmark research initiative examines pre-primary children, assesses their learning environments and identifies key issues affecting outcomes for child development. It argues that home environment; relationships with parent figures, early stimulation and physical factors greatly impact children’s cognitive and behavioral development. Urgent intervention is needed in the early years to ensure appropriate child development. The book is a collaborative project of the Caribbean Child Development Centre and the Section of Child Health at UWI, with funding from the Planning Institute of Jamaica.