Your Child’s Development

Because your child’s first 5 years are so important, we want to help you provide the best start for your child. Help Me Grow Ventura County is a no-cost service to families of young children, birth to age five.

We can:

• Answer questions about your child’s development and behavior.
• Offer free developmental screenings.
• Provide tips to support your child’s development.
• Connect you to local services, if your child needs extra support.
  Call (805) 244-6911 or complete the online enrollment form.

Children develop rapidly between the ages of 0-5! Developmental screening gives us a quick check of your child’s development and can help to identify your child’s strengths and needs. Your child’s doctor or your early learning provider may have completed one with you as well.

The developmental screening tool we use is called the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3). This parent-completed questionnaire will look at your child’s growth in areas such as:

• Communication – speaking or being understood by people outside of your family
• Cognition – understanding what other people say
• Movement – crawling, walking, running
• Independence – eating, drinking, dressing, toileting
• Playing
• Behavior and problem-solving skills