This study explores the influence of maternal education on child development within the urban slums of Andhra Pradesh, utilizing Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory as a framework. By examining the various environmental systems—microsystem, mesosystem, exosystem, macrosystem, and chronosystem—we aim to understand the multifaceted interactions and contexts that impact child development. The research highlights how maternal education affects parenting practices, home environment, school involvement, community resource utilization, and long-term developmental outcomes. Despite the challenges posed by limited resources and environmental stressors in urban slums, maternal education emerges as a significant factor in promoting better cognitive, emotional, and social development in children. This study underscores the need for targeted interventions that support educational opportunities for mothers as a pathway to improving child development outcomes in disadvantaged urban settings.

Maternal Education,- Child Development, Urban Slums, Mesosystem, Exosystem, Community Resources, Environmental Stressors.