More than a quarter of children under age 5 are at moderate to high risk of developmental, behavioral,or social delays. (26.4%)

• Factors that impede healthy development:
  • Poverty
  • Participation in the child welfare system
  • Trauma exposure
• About 13% of all children have developmental disabilities.
• Approximately 12% of children with disabilities are detected before kindergarten

Through cross sector collaboration Every Child Thrives is working to increase universal access to Developmental Screening. Utilizing the parent completed Ages and Stages Questionaire (ASQ-3) providers are able to screen for potential delays in 5 areas of development: 

1. Communication

2. Gross Motor

3. Fine Motor

4. Problem Solving

5. Personal-social

Through this initatiative Every Child Thrives serves families with children aged 2 months to 5 years.

The ASQ-3 is designed to screen for devlopmental delays at 21 Age Intervals: 

1st Year: 2 month, 4 month, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12,

2nd year: 14, 16, 18 , 20, 22, 24,

3rd year: 27, 30 , 33, 36,

4th year: 42, 48,

5th year: 54, 60 month

Developmental screening is a quick, easy, inexpensive way to help parents and providers learn more about a child’s development. The ASQ tools helps us know if a child is developing on track.

• Early detection and intervention leads to better child outcomes
• Resilience research indicates: parents’ knowledge of parenting and childhood development and social emotional competence of children are Protective Factors for families! *
• Parents and caregivers can learn specific ways to support a child’s unique needs.

*Center for the Study of Social Policy - Strengthening Families Framework