Supporting Success - Ages and Stages

Supporting Success

Check your progress—and adjust your course if you need to

Your screening journey doesn’t stop when your program is up and running. To support screening success on an ongoing basis, you’ll want to evaluate and monitor your program and make adjustments to any elements that don’t work. On this page, you’ll discover resources to help you maintain communication with families, promote healthy development between screenings, monitor your program’s progress, and fine-tune any problem areas.

Before You Begin

Preparing Your Program

Screening

Supporting Success

Screening is just the beginning! Between screenings, stay connected with the families in your program by offering them fun activities they can do with their child, sharing parent education materials, providing information about helpful community resources, and following up about any areas of concern. Here are some resources to help you build strong connections with families.

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ASQ-3 Parent Activities

ASQ:SE-2 Parent Activities

ASQ:SE-2 Social-Emotional Development Guide

Sample ASQ:SE-2 Parent Newsletter

How They Did It

A Powerful Partnership: Community Developmental Checkups

Read this success story to discover how the Glazer Children’s Museum stays connected with families before and after they complete ASQ questionnaires.

Support the healthy development of the children you serve with the resources in this step. Learn about social-emotional information to share with families, give parents reliable tips about getting kids ready for kindergarten, and help them track milestones between developmental screenings.

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Social-Emotional Development in Young Children

The Pediatrician’s Role in Optimizing School Readiness

CDC Milestone Tracker App

How They Did It

Help Me Grow Utah: Engaging families with ‘Books, Blocks & Balls’

Discover how Help Me Grow Utah's Books, Blocks & Balls events transform playtime into a prime opportunity for creating lasting family engagement—and learn how you can do the same in your own community.

Is your program accomplishing its goals? Are there any procedures that need to be tweaked or rethought? To gauge the effectiveness of your screening program, you’ll want to collect data periodically from parents and staff. Here are some ASQ resources to get you started.

Improve your program with parent feedback

Parent Feedback Surveys

Implementation Progress Worksheet

Discussion Guide for Soliciting Staff Feedback on Your Screening Program

How They Did It

Screening in the Child Welfare System

In the “Evaluating success” section of this article, you’ll learn about the research project Pennsylvania undertook to check the progress of their screening program.

Use the resources below to deepen your understanding of factors that can influence your screening program and make revisions when they’re necessary. And if you use ASQ, head for our networking directory to share insights with other users.

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External Factors that Can Impact Your Screening Program

How They Did It

Lessons learned in launching an ASQ-3 screening program

Read this article to see what San Francisco learned from year one of their screening program—and how they fine-tuned the program for year two.

Explore the Rest of the Screening Process

Screening Steps 7 - 10

Before You Begin Steps 1 - 3