Pinal County Developmental & Sensory Screening
From birth to age 5, children experience the fastest and most critical brain development of their lives, laying the foundation for future learning and growth. The Developmental and Sensory Screening Program, funded by grants from First Things First, provides essential education, resources, and screening services to ensure your child’s development stays on track. Through regular screenings and access to helpful tools, the program helps identify any potential developmental or sensory challenges early, offering guidance and support to promote your child's long-term success.
Resources
Program Resources
Educational video library and developmental resources for parents and caregivers.
Ages and Stages Tools
How your child plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves offer important clues about their development
Recursos en Español
Criar a un niño o una niña es una de las dichas más grandes de la vida, pero a veces también puede ser un desafío. Sepa que no necesita ser una madre o un padre perfecto y hay recursos útiles e información disponible a través de First Things First para ayudarle a hacer lo mejor que pueda.
All About Ear Infections
Ear infections can impact how well your child can hear. Learn how that happens and what you can do.
Vision and Hearing Screenings
In Pinal County, our hearing and vision staff screen children aged 1-5 yrs. to help identify any potential hearing or vision problems that may impact a child's development. The program focuses on educating families about the importance of early screenings, providing free hearing and vision tests, connecting families with intervention services when necessary, and promoting the benefits of early detection and intervention.
Developmental Screenings
Using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires and the Social Emotional Questionnaires, staff in Pinal County screen children ages 1 month to 5 years to evaluate if they are meeting developmental milestones. The purpose of these screenings is to help you celebrate your child’s developmental milestones while identifying any areas that may benefit from additional support or practices. Through this process, we may also detect potential developmental delays that could affect their future success in school. Screenings focus on key developmental areas such as communication, fine and gross motor skills, problem-solving, and personal-social abilities. They also provide families with helpful resources and activities to support early skill development at home, promoting future success in school and beyond. Early detection and intervention lead to better outcomes for the child.
Do you have a success story?
We would love to hear your success stories! If your child has received support following a comprehensive evaluation with a hearing or vision specialist, or through the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) or your local school district, we encourage you to reach out to us. Sharing your positive experiences not only brings us joy but also helps other families understand the valuable resources available to them. Your journey can help continue funding important programs like these, so please call or email and share your wonderful news!
Developmental Milestone Activities
Though each child is different, developmental milestones are skills and behaviors most children learn to do by specific ages. These developmental milestone activity videos and handouts are a fun way for you and your child (ages 0-5) to work towards each of the five developmental milestones.
