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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institute for Health (NIH) was founded in 1962 to investigate human development throughout the entire life process, with a focus on understanding disabilities and important events that occur during pregnancy.

Since then, research conducted and funded by NICHD has helped save lives, improve wellbeing, and reduce societal costs associated with illness and disability.

NICHD’s mission is to lead research and training to understand human development, improve reproductive health, enhance the lives of children and adolescents, and optimize abilities for all.

Cost: This is a free resource

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Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! is a coordinated federal effort to encourage healthy child development, universal developmental and behavioral screening for children, and support for the families and providers who care for them.

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! will help families and providers:

• Celebrate milestones. Every family looks forward to seeing a child’s first smile, first step, and first words. Regular screenings help raise awareness of a child’s development, making it easier to expect and celebrate developmental milestones.
• Promote universal screening. Just like hearing and vision screenings assure that children can hear and see clearly, developmental and behavioral screenings track a child’s progress in areas such as language, social, or motor development.
• Identify possible delays and concerns early. With regular screenings, families, teachers, and other professionals can assure that young children get the services and supports they need, as early as possible to help them thrive alongside their peers.
• Enhance developmental supports. Combining the love and knowledge families have of their children with tools, guidance, and tips recommended by experts can make the most of the developmental support children receive.

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The Importance of Developmental and Behavioral Screening

As many as one in four children through the age of five are at risk for a developmental delay or disability. Early identification allows communities to intervene earlier, leading to more effective and cheaper treatment during the preschool years, rather than expensive special education services in later childhood.

This initiative draws heavily on previous developmental and behavioral screening efforts by consolidating materials from a wide array of federal agencies and their non-federal partners. As part of this initiative, we have published a appropriate for use across a wide range of settings. Select your appropriate audience from the list below to view a tailored guide for use with the compendium that addresses the importance of developmental and behavioral screening, how to talk to parents, where to go for help, and how to select the most appropriate screening tool for the population served as well as the provider implementing the screening.

Early Care and Education Providers (PDF)

Providors Cuidado y Educación Infantil (PDF)

Early Intervention Service and Early Childhood Special Education Providers (PDF)

Guía para proveedores de Intervención Temprana y Educación Especial Preescolar (PDF)

Families Primary Care Providers (PDF)

Guía para el Proveedor de Cuidado Primario (PDF)

Communities (PDF) Child Welfare (PDF) Home Visitors (PDF)

Inicio Visitantes (PDF)

Behavioral Health Providers (PDF) Housing and Homeless Shelter Providers (PDF)

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Compendium of Screening Measures for Young Children

The Compendium of Screening Measures for Young Children (PDF) is a collection of research-based screening tools for children under the age of 5. Practitioners in early care and education, primary health care, child welfare, and mental health can use this reference to learn cost, administration time, quality level, training required, and age range covered for each screening tool.