Early Childhood--Newborn to 5K

Child Development Chart:

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Susanne Gunter, Director        Parent Community Services       517 East Main Street

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Child Development Chart--Birth to 12 Months

• Social smile
• Distinguishes mother from others

• Reacts to site of bottle
• Comforts self with thumb or pacifier

• Lifts head and chest when lying on stomach
• Turns around when lying on stomach

• Looks at and reaches for faces and toys
• Picks up toy with one hand

• Reacts to voices
• Vocalizes, coos, chuckles
• Vocalizes spontaneously

• Reaches for familiar persons

• Feeds self cracker

• Rolls over from back to stomach
• Sits alone...steady, without support

• Transfers toy from one hand to another
• Picks up objects with thumb and finger grasp

• Responds to name--turns and looks
• Wide range of vocalizations

• Plays social games, peek-a-boo, bye-bye
• Plays patty-cake

• Picks up a spoon by the handle

• Crawls around on hands and knees
• Walks around furniture or crib while holding on

• Picks up small objects--precise thumb and finger grasp

• Work sounds---says "Mama" or "Da-da"
• Understands words like "No", "Stop," or "All gone"

Child Development Chart, 12 Months to 2 Years

• Wants stuffed animal, doll, or blanket in bed
• Gives kisses or hugs
• Greets people with "Hi" or similar

• Lifts cup to mouth and drinks
• Feeds self with spoon
• Insists on doing things by self such as feeding

• Stands without support
• Walks without help
• Runs

• Stacks two or more blocks
• Picks up two small toys in one hand
• Scribbles with crayon

• Uses one or two words as names of things or actions
• Talks in single words
• Asks for food or drink with words

• Sometimes says "No" when interfered with
• Shows sympathy to other children, tries to comfort them
• Usually responds to correction--stops

• Eats with a fork
• Eats with a spoon, spilling little
• Takes off coat or shirt without help

• Kicks a ball forward
• Runs well, seldom falls

• Builds towers of four or more blocks
• Turns pages of picture books, one at a time

• Follows simple instructions
• Uses at least ten words
• Follows two-part instructions

Child Development Chart--2 Years to 3 Years

• Helps with simple household tasks

• Plays with other children

• Plays a role in "pretend" games

• Opens door by turning knob

• Washes and dries hands

• Dresses self with help

• Climbs on play equipment--ladders, slides

• Stands on one foot without support

• Walks up and down stairs one foot per step

• scribbles with circular motion

• Draws or copies vertical lines

• Cuts with small scissors

• Talks in two-three word phrases or sentences

• Talks clearly--is understandable most of the time

• Understands four prepositions--in, on, under, beside

Child Development Chart--3-4 Year Olds

· Matches three colors

· Matches objects by color, shape, and size

· Understand “more”

· Names primary colors

· Matches object to picture of object

· Includes imaginary objects in play

· Counts 5 objects

· Sorts shapes/colors

· Tells own age and last name

· Understand 1,200 to 2,000 words

· Knows “In front of” and “behind”

· Says 800 to 1,000 words

· Tells how common objects are used

· Beginning of question asking stage using “what, “who”, “why”, and “how many”

· Speaks using 3 to 5 word sentences

· Engages in make-believe and pretend play

· Says “please” and “thank you”

· Plays well for brief time in groups of 2 or 3 children

· Shares toys

· Usually takes turns

· Shows empathy for others

· Greets familiar person by hugging

· Catches ball from straight arm position, trapping ball against chest

· Holds crayon between first 2 fingers and thumb, not fist

· Pedals and steers small tricycle

· Kicks a large ball

· Cuts circle with scissors

· Walks on straight line

· Balances on one foot for 5-10 seconds without support

Child Development Chart—4-5 Years

· Tells what is going to happen next

· Tells own street name and town

· Stacks 5 objects in order of size

· Builds pyramid of 6 blocks

· Understands “tallest,” “biggest,” “same,” “more”

· Draws stick figures

· Developing a sense of time

· Can name colors, body parts

· Can name most letter of the alphabet

· Understands 2,000—2,500 words Uses five to six words in a sentence

· Speech is fully understandable

· Says  1,500—2,000 words

· Tells familiar stories without picture cues

· Shows pride in accomplishments

· Shows concern and sympathy for others

· Asks to use other person’s belongings

· Plays dress-up

· Usually prefers playing with other children to playing alone

· Plays group games with simple rules

· Threads small beads beds on string

· Can print some letters and numbers

· Can dress and undress without assistance

· Can take care of toilet needs

· Can use a fork, and spoon

· Can stand on one foot for 10 seconds or longer

· Is developing the ability to skip

· Can copy a triangle and other geometric patterns