Relationship of Parents' Socio-Economic Status to the Age of Development of Children 3-5 Years Old at Sentosa Bhakti Baturaja Kindergarten

Background: Socioeconomic status is a grouping of people based on the similarity of work, education and economic characteristics. Socioeconomic status indicates certain inequalities. Child development is all changes that occur in the child seen from various aspects including physical (motor), emotional, cognitive and psychosocial aspects (how children interact with the environment). A study conducted in philippines showed that out of 2000 children who were malnourished, 2/3 of them experienced a decrease in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) (1). Nutrition consumed by toddlers will affect the developmental status of toddlers. Differences in nutritional status of toddlers have different influences on each child's development, where if the nutrition consumed is not met properly then the development of toddlers will be able to inhibit their development which includes cognitive, motor, language, and personal-social skills compared to toddlers who have good nutritional status (2). The economic level of the family affects the ability of parents in providing infrastructure to stimulate the development of children (3). Method: This research is an analytical survey research, with cross sectional design where the population of this research is sampled in this study as many as 54 students / I (4). This research discusses the Level of Parental Knowledge about The Relationship of Parents' Socio-Economic Status to Age Development Children Ages 3-5 Years old at Sentosa Bhakti Baturaja Kindergarten. Result: the research obtained is showing that the statistical test results obtained that the value of P Value 0.013 (< 0.05) means that there is a meaningful relationship between the socioeconomic status of parents to the age of development of the child. This study used a statistic test (hypothesis) conducted with Chi-square testing. Conclusion: By understanding parents' socioeconomic status has a positive influence on the child's development process, parents who tend to have low socioeconomic status must be able to support and fulfill balanced nutrition in the child's development process.