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Developmental Milestones Checklists for Babies and Young Children

• CDC’s Milestone Tracker App | CDC Milestones matter! Track your child’s milestones from age 2 months to 5 years with CDC’s easy-to-use illustrated checklists; get tips from CDC for encouraging your child’s development; and find out what to do if you are ever concerned about how your child is developing.
• This set of age-based handouts includes a “What to Expect” chart for each age range, frequently asked questions, a research summary, and information about common parenting challenges for each age and stage.
• This checklist is developed by Pathways.org. It lists the milestone checklist by age and within four topics: motor, sensory, communication, and feeding.
• Stanford’s quick reference of developmental milestones is sorted by age and topics based on gross motor, fine motor, communication/social, and cognitive/adaptive development from birth to 5 years.
• The Whole Child has created a guide that shows the ages by which most young children develop certain abilities. Information is sorted by Physical, Language, Social and Emotional categories.
• Help Me Grow Minnesota has created a site that explains how babies develop at their own pace and each milestone shows a range of skills that are typically seen in infant development. The site explains how babies may not meet every milestone but can still be progressing normally. The milestone tracker comes in different languages.
• Healthychildren.org by the American Academy of Pediatrics lists 10 Physical, Social, Emotional & Cognitive Milestones to Watch for as the child grows.
• John Hopkins developmental milestones provide parents and caregivers examples of how they can support their child’s learning, development, and emotional security with lots of positive interaction and age-appropriate activities that practice specific skills.

• Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! encourages healthy child development, universal developmental and behavioral screening for young children, and support for the families and providers who care for them.

Early Start Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

The California Early Start FAQ has been created to answer frequently asked questions related to access and referrals, services and supports, eligibility, and transition after age 3. If you need additional information about Early Start services or if you have additional questions call (800) 515-BABY or e-mail them at earlystart@dds.ca.gov.

• Early Start Program FAQs for Parents and Providers
• Programa Early Start Preguntas Frecuentes Para Padres y Prestadores 

Early Start Neighborhood

The Early Start Neighborhood provides a virtual community for Early Start professionals, partners, parents and caregivers seeking information, resources, training, and technical assistance on early intervention, Part C requirements, implementation, and evidence-based practices.

• Early Start Neighborhood

Early Start Community Infographic

This resource is an illustration of Early Start agencies, within the context of other service systems. QR codes provide links to websites with information about Early Start and other community agencies that provide services to young children and their families throughout California.

Available in: English | Arabic | Armenian | Chinese | Farsi | Hmong | Korean | Russian | Spanish

| Tagalog | Vietnamese

Early Start Family Resource Center Brochure

Parent-to-parent support through Family Resource Centers and Networks is a critical component of Early Start in California. This brochure introduces the statewide network of family resource centers, which are staffed by parents of children with special needs who actively collaborate with local regional centers and local education agencies to help parents and families access early intervention services.

Available in: English | Arabic | Russian | Spanish | Vietnamese

Reasons for Concern Brochure

This resource presents information about risk factors, developmental milestones, and links to agencies that provide Early Start information, services, and supports for families of children with or at risk for developmental delays or disabilities.

Available in: English | Arabic |  Chinese | Hmong | Korean | Russian | Spanish | Tagalog

| Vietnamese

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Learn the Signs. Act Early.

Please go to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Learn the Signs website for additional free downloadable resources. Act Early. website and choose from a variety of resources: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/index.html.