Developmental Screening for Children Ages Birth to Five (ECLKC) (webpage)
This Head Start Early Learning and Knowledge Center (ECLKC) site provides information on how to choose and administer developmental screening tools for young children.  It also references the Head Start Program Performance Standards related to developmental screening. More tips and free resources on screening from ECLKC can be found on their Developmental Screening Tips, Tools, and Resources webpage.

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! (webpage)
Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! was created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Education1, to encourage the celebration of developmental milestones, promotion of universal developmental and behavioral screening, identification of possible delays and concerns early, and enhancement of developmental supports.

Message in a Backpack™ What to Know About Developmental Screening (webpage)
This one-page document from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is made to be duplicated and sent to families as a resource. It explains what a developmental screening is and answers questions families may have related to the screening process.

Learn the Signs. Act Early (webpage)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) provides information and resources on developmental milestones, monitoring, and checklists to help parents understand and support child development

Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) Initiative (website)
This initiative from the National Technical Resource Center focuses on extending the benefits of periodic hearing screening for young children in a variety of health & education settings. It provides resources for technical assistance, training, evidence-based practices, and partnership opportunities with national EHDI systems of care organizations and other key stakeholders, including those that represent and/ or serve families with children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Easterseals (website)
Easter Seals offers a free, comprehensive and confidential online Ages and Stages Questionnaire screening tool to help guide and keep track of your child’s growth and development during these first five years.

Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB) (website)
Wisconsin Sound Beginnings (WSB) is the State’s Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (EHDI) program, ensuring that all babies born in Wisconsin are screened for hearing loss, receive a timely diagnosis of hearing loss and receive quality early intervention.

Lions Club Vision (website)
The Wisconsin Lions Foundation, in partnership with Prevent Blindness Wisconsin coordinates Lion Club member training for certification and recertification for vision screenings. Local Lions Clubs sponsor and conduct vision screenings in their own communities.

Updated 9/27/2024