So you want to monitor your 0-2 year old child’s development – that’s awesome! And yes, there are plenty of resources available to help track children’s individual growth and development based on age milestones and expectations!

Screening/Monitoring

Developmental monitoring is a highly-recommended best practice to establish regular observations to note specific ways in which a child plays, learns, speaks, acts, and moves every day, in an ongoing way. There are many ways to track a child’s development as they learn and grow.

Using a milestone checklist is a great way to quickly track a child’s development across many different domains. Also, there are lots of different people who can participate in developmental monitoring including parents, grandparents, early childhood providers, pediatricians, and other caregivers, too!

The following is a list of ideal ages for tracking development using a milestone checklist. Click on the button below to access the milestone checklists for all ages listed below for children ages 0-2.

  • 2 months
  • 4 months
  • 6 months
  • 9 months
  • 1 year
  • 15 months
  • 18 months
  • 2 years

Are you ready to complete a checklist for a child in your care?

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Screening/Monitoring

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