Early Childhood Screening

Early Childhood Screening for Children 3-1/2 to 5 years old

Screening forms in Hmong, Vietnamese, Somali or Russian are available upon request.

The years from birth to the start of kindergarten are an important time of rapid learning and growth. Early Childhood Screening is a FREE, quick and simple check of your child`s development. It can help identify, at an early stage, possible health or learning concerns, so that children can get help even before starting kindergarten. Minnesota law requires that your child be screened before enrollment in public school kindergarten. The service is provided at no cost to families and the results of each portion are discussed with the parent or guardian.

• Earlier is better! The best age to screen is just before the child`s fourth birthday, between 3 1/2 and 4 years of age
• Screening can help detect possible health or learning concerns so that children can get help before kindergarten
• Children enrolled in Head Start will be screened there and records are forwarded to their school district
• Results of each portion are discussed with the parent or guardian
• Screening does NOT determine "kindergarten readiness" - More information about Early Entrance

Screening takes an early look at a child's development and is conducted by qualified professionals to help identify specific needs a child may have in the areas of:

Vision and Hearing Height and Weight Cognitive and Social Development Fine and Gross Motor Skills Immunizations and Health History Results of each portion are discussed with the parent or guardian.

District 16's Early Childhood Screening program is located in Woodcrest Elementary School (WC), 880 Osborne Road NE, Fridley, MN 55432; enter through the school's main entrance off of Van Buren Street and at Christ Lutheran Church (CLC), 641 89th Ave. NE, Blaine, MN 55434.