This website is developed to allow you to pre screen your child based on their age and activities. The key to success in overcoming early developmental issues is early detection.
The prescreening on this website gives you the ability to check your child’s progress by age. This process also gives you a clearer understanding of specific developmental stages and your child’s level of ability as measured against other children of similar age.
While helping your child reach his or her potential it is important to understand your child’s developmental needs. Vision, hearing, mobility, mental and social development are measured by activities your child engages in or has trouble with. Every child is a unique and beautiful person with strengths and weaknesses.
Please feel free to take advantage of the free screening on this website, in the event you want your child screened by a professional, the birth to three programs offers free in depth screening as well as providing you with connections to appropriate professionals who can provide your child the appropriate care he or she deserves.
All prescreening, screening and recommendations are free of charge.
Please contact us with questions about how you can get help today.
From July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 South Dakota CARES Service Coordinators provided developmental screens to 344 children in the 18 county region. Approximately half the children were eligible to receive early intervention services.
In the 18 counties South Dakota CARES serves an average of 120 children per month receive early intervention services and Service Coordination.
In January of 2010 Service Coordinators received equipment and training to provide a hearing screen as part of the screening process in order to identify children with a hearing loss at an earlier age.