Objective To learn infants social cognitive development status and its influencing factors in Huangpu District community of Guangzhou. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 450 children aged 6~36 months were selected from 3 community health service centers of Huangpu District in Guangzhou City, who were screened with the Screening Scale of Social Cognitive Development of infants and young children and the self-designed questionnaire to get the status and related factors. Result 1)The percentage of screened positive for infants social cognitive development was 5.6%.The sex ratio of male to female was 1∶1.The social cognitive backward mainly distributed in motor development, adaptive behavior and language development(P＜0.001).2) Parents little time to spend with their children every day (＜4 h), the bad mood of the mother during pregnancy and father introverted were influencing factors to social cognitive development behind in infants. Conclusions Backward situation of social cognitive development of infants is not uncommon so that we should pay attention to it in community work.At the same time, the influencing factors may provide targeted recommendations for community health services.