Talk with your child about what the morning will be like. Your confidence and enthusiasm will help make the morning a positive one. Having concerns about development can naturally cause stress for parents, but your child will simply know he or she is coming to play if you approach it positively.

You will check in upon arrival and we will guide your child into the screening area, you will be escorted to the parent waiting area. Your confidence at the time of separation is the best way to make this a smooth transition.

The screening facilitator will engage your child in games and play activities while observing across developmental areas. A standardized screening tool is used for these observations. We also screen every child's vision and hearing.

It takes most children a little less than an hour to complete the screening. We have wi-fi access in the waiting area.

The screening facilitator will visit with you when your child is finished; there may be questions based on the result of our observation. The screening team then reviews all the information and uses a computerized tool to obtain screening results. The screening report, including whether we want to see your child for further evaluation, is sent via email within 2 weeks.

Depending upon the information you provide and what we observe on the screening day, our team will make a recommendation. These may include:

• No recommendations - skills appear within age-appropriate limits at this time,
• Further evaluation - with your permission, we would like to conduct a more formal evaluation in one or more developmental areas,
• More information needed - we would like to visit with you and observe your child in another setting, to determine the next steps.
  
  

If you have questions after receiving your child's recommendations, or you have not received them within ten days, please call the early childhood office at (913) 624-2905. To offer feedback about your screening experience, please email to Kendall Burr.