Check your progress—and adjust your course if you need to

Your screening journey doesn’t stop when your program is up and running. To support screening success on an ongoing basis, you’ll want to evaluate and monitor your program and make adjustments to any elements that don’t work. On this page, you’ll discover resources to help you maintain communication with families, promote healthy development between screenings, monitor your program’s progress, and fine-tune any problem areas.

Step 11Stay Connected with Families

Screening is just the beginning! Between screenings, stay connected with the families in your program by offering them fun activities they can do with their child, sharing parent education materials, providing information about helpful community resources, and following up about any areas of concern.

Screening is just the beginning! Between screenings, stay connected with the families in your program by offering them fun activities they can do with their child, sharing parent education materials, providing information about helpful community resources, and following up about any areas of concern. Here are some resources to help you build strong connections with families.

STEP 12Promote Healthy Development

Support the healthy development of the children you serve with the resources in this step.

Support the healthy development of the children you serve with the resources in this step. Learn about social-emotional information to share with families, give parents reliable tips about getting kids ready for kindergarten, and help them track milestones between developmental screenings

Step 13Check Your Program's Progress

Is your program accomplishing its goals?

Is your program accomplishing its goals? Are there any procedures that need to be tweaked or rethought? To gauge the effectiveness of your screening program, you’ll want to collect data periodically from parents and staff. Here are some ASQ resources to get you started.

STEP 14Fine-Tune Your Program

Use the resources below to deepen your understanding of factors that can influence your screening program and make revisions when necessary.

Use the resources below to deepen your understanding of factors that can influence your screening program and make revisions when they’re necessary. And if you use ASQ, head for our networking directory to share insights with other users.

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