Welcome to Leap Start Early Learning Child Care Southern River Scientific research and clinical studies indicate that up to the age of seven, your child’s brain develops more and faster than at any other time in their life. It is essential to take advantage of these early years of brain development and introduce your child to a wide range of experiences when they are most receptive. What is included or excluded from the curriculum affects how your child will learn, develop, and understand the world. The quality of your child’s earliest environments and the availability of appropriate experiences at the precise stages of development are critical to brain development and the foundation for learning in later life. That’s why choosing the right child care is critically important and NOT a decision you should take lightly.