Child Assessment

Assessments (formal and informal) can help programs learn more about children’s individual development and learning needs through data that can be used to create lesson plans, improve classroom strategies, and support conversations with families.

Professional Learning Resources

This section includes professional learning resources that can help practitioners deepen their understanding of quality for this topic.

Implementation Tools

In this section you will find tips, strategies, examples, and specific tools and products that can improve your implementation of practices related to this topic area.

CDC’s Developmental Milestones

Checklist

CDC’s developmental milestone checklists are communication tools intended to encourage ongoing conversations between families and professionals. They also help promote early identification of and action on potential developmental concerns so that children and families can get the early services and support they may need.

Age(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool