OUR MISSION

our team

our tool
To encourage, enrich and empower ​human interactions around children and their helpers.
Simple Interactions is a collaborative effort of teams across the
​United States.
The Simple Interactions Tool provides a common, descriptive language to talk about interactions in practice. 

what we do

Identify and capture developmental adult-child interactions in everyday practice.
Build and facilitate communities to learn and grow from what they already do well.
Communicate the science and practice of human interactions across systems.
Advocate for practices, programs, and policies that empower human interactions.
​Share all Simple Interactions tools and resources freely for non-commercial use.
SPECIAL THANKS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The development of the Simple Interactions approach included contributions from many individuals and institutions. Current leading partners are Dr. Dana Winters from the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media, Dr. Junlei Li from Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Dr. Tom Akiva from University of Pittsburgh School of Education.

Support for Simple Interactions includes grants and contracts from The Heinz Endowments, Grable Foundation, Richard King Mellon Foundation, National Science Foundation, ​Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning, Sprout Fund, Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation and other funding partners.