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Introduction: Optimal growth and development in children under two years is usually supported by goodnutritional status. In addition, there is also a need for developmental stimulation from the mother, family andclosest people to support children’s intelligence. The government has long launched the Maternal and ChildHealth (MCH) Handbook as an attempt to assist mothers in meeting the needs of their children. However,the implementation of the program is still not optimal. This can be proven by the number of nutritional statusand development of children which does not match their age that is still quite high.Method: This study was a quasi-experimental study, with a pre-test and post-test nonequivalent control groupdesign. The number of samples used was 60 children under two years, which was taken from a populationof 131 children under two years in Gunung Kapur. The sampling technique used was non-probabilitysampling with consecutive sampling method. The instrument used was a questionnaire adapted from theMCH Handbook. Data were then analyzed using univariate and bivariate analyses with independent t-test.Results: The results of hypothesis testing with Paired T-Test showed that there was an effect of education onthe utilization of the MCH Handbook using the brainstorming method on the fulfillment of nutritional intake(p value = 0.001) and developmental stimulation (p value = 0.001). Analysis of the difference on the twogroups showed that the treatment group with the educational intervention using the MCH Handbook usingthe brainstorming method had a greater effect on the fulfillment of nutritional intake and developmentalstimulation with the Independent T-Test (p value = 0.001) compared to the control group.Conclusion: There is an effect of education on the utilization of the MCH Handbook using the brainstormingmethod on the fulfillment of nutritional intake and developmental stimulation of children under two years(aged 6-24 months) in Gunung Kapur, Lempake Village.