Resources for Families, Parents & Caregivers

Developmental Milestones Checklists for Babies and Young Children

• This set of age-based handouts includes a “What to Expect” chart for each age range, frequently asked questions, a research summary, and information about common parenting challenges for each age and stage.
• This checklist is developed by Pathways.org. It lists the milestone checklist by age and within four topics: motor, sensory, communication, and feeding.
• Stanford’s quick reference of developmental milestones is sorted by age and topics based on gross motor, fine motor, communication/social, and cognitive/adaptive development from birth to 5 years.
• The Whole Child has created a guide that shows the ages by which most young children develop certain abilities. Information is sorted by Physical, Language, Social and Emotional categories.
• Help Me Grow Minnesota has created a site that explains how babies develop at their own pace and each milestone shows a range of skills that is typically seen in infant development. The site explains how babies may not meet every milestone but can still be progressing normally. The milestone tracker comes in different languages.
• Healthychildren.org by the American Academy of Pediatrics lists 10 Physical, Social, Emotional & Cognitive Milestones to Watch for as the child grows.
• John Hopkins developmental milestones provides parents and caregivers examples of how they can support their child’s learning, development and emotional security with lots of positive interaction and age-appropriate activities that practice specific skills.

Highlights

Black Maternal Health Week

• Black Maternal Health Week will be observed April 11-17
• Addressing America’s Black Maternal Health Crisis
• Listening to Mothers in California
• California Birth Equity Collaborative: Improving Care, Experiences and Outcomes for Black Mothers
• Efforts to Reduce Black Maternal Mortality Complicated by COVID-19
• Tackling Black Maternal Mortality in a Pandemic and Beyond

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Video:

• A Message From California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris VIDEO

• • Video Transcript: English | Spanish PDF

Early Start Neighborhood:

The Early Start Neighborhood provides a virtual community for Early Start professionals, partners, parents and caregivers seeking information, resources, training, and technical assistance on early intervention, Part C requirements, implementation, and evidence-based practices.

• Early Start Neighborhood

Community Resources Infographic:

• Available in: English | Chinese | Eastern Armenian | Western Armenian | Farsi | Hmong | Korean | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese  PDF

Last modified: April 15, 2021