Following a review of research on the effects of early experience upon subsequent cognitive and intellectual development, an alternative Piagetian-based strategy for the study and evaluation of these concerns is presented. Using this paradigm, infants were observed naturalistically for one year. The observations were coded according to the four categories of the Purdue Home Stimulation Scale. Infants were also tested on the Uzgiris-Hunt Infant scales. Results of correlations between these two instruments are presented and discussed, although data analyses are preliminary. (SBT)