After 50 years of research, the evidence is clear that early support matters. Kindering offers developmental evaluations at no cost to families for all children ages birth to three in order to widen access and opportunity for ALL children to receive the early support they need.

An evaluation is a comprehensive assessment of how a child is learning and growing. Kindering’s developmental evaluations are completed by trained professionals who can gather information and insight on a child’s development. Developmental evaluations are available in person or virtually.

You don’t need a doctor’s referral to get an evaluation for your child. Take the first steps to your child’s evaluation at kindering.org/referrals.

Do you have concerns about your child’s development in any of the following areas?

• Speaking
• Getting along with other children
• Understanding
• Learning and paying attention
• Moving or playing
• Self-feeding, dressing, or toileting
• Seeing or hearing
• Behavior

If so, please call (425) 653-4300 to schedule a developmental evaluation for your child. For more information on child development, please see our Pre-Screening Checklist.

Evaluations and Services in Transitional or Low-income Housing

Kindering partners with local transitional and low-income housing providers to offer evaluations at no cost to families for children ages birth through 35 months. Please call Jill Clacy at (425) 289-7523 or email her at Jill.Clacy@kindering.org to learn more.

Families in Transition – Kindering provides individualized services for children and families who are homeless or in transitional housing. For more information, please call (425) 747-4004.

NICU Next Steps

Spending time with your new baby in the NICU is a unique and often unexpected journey! Kindering provides specialized, family-centered, in-home evaluations and therapies to support your baby’s development following discharge from the NICU. Kindering’s highly experienced therapists will come to your home to complete a developmental evaluation at no cost to your family. Therapists will determine the need for support and answer any questions about your baby’s development. 

If your baby needs in-home therapies, Kindering can provide: 

• Feeding therapy 
• Motor and Sensory Integration Therapy 
• Speech and Language Therapy 
• Special Education Services 
• Family Support Services 

For more information and to schedule an evaluation, please contact our intake team at (425) 653-4300 or fill out our online referral form.