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.

Your child will be visiting at least six different early childhood professionals who 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 more than an hour to complete the screening, although it could take more or less time depending upon a number of factors. We have magazines available, but you may choose to bring along something to pass the time. We do have wi-fi access in the waiting area.

The screening facilitator will visit with you when your child is finished and can share your child's hearing and vision results, as well as ask you any questions that may have come up as a result of our observation. The screening team then reviews all of the information about each child and uses a computerized tool to obtain screening results. The screening report, including whether we want to see your child for further evaluation, is typically mailed the day of the clinic. You should expect to receive these recommendations in the U.S. mail within about a week. Alternately, you can give us permission to send this information via email.

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 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) 624-2900. To offer feedback about your screening experience, please send an email to Kendall Burr.