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.

Did your child spend time in the NICU? 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. 

Kindering offers evaluations and services in transitional or low-income housing. We partner with local transitional and low-income housing providers to offer evaluations at no cost to families for children ages birth through 35 months.

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/intake.

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) 984-2638 to schedule a developmental evaluation for your child. For more information on child development, please see our Pre-Screening Checklist.