Child Development
Identify children’s growth milestones, detect delays, and learn to guide next steps in learning, intervention, and monitoring.
Explore how ARCQE’s delivery of The Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) help early learning and care providers evaluate children’s developmental and social-emotional progress from birth to age 6.
ARCQE’s Child Development Support initiative—JOIN, GRASP, and REACH—help programs use ASQ and the ASQ Online Database to support children’s development.
Help children reach their full potential.
Identify children’s growth milestones and guide the next steps in learning, intervention, and monitoring.
The Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) is a reliable tool used to understand children’s developmental progress from birth to age 6. By using parents’ insights, ASQ helps identify children’s milestones and determine the next steps for learning, intervention, or monitoring.
With ASQ, you will explore social-emotional growth and five key developmental areas:
- Communication
- Gross motor
- Fine motor
- Problem solving
- Social skills
This screening helps Early Learning and Care Service providers support children to reach their full potential.
ARCQE is the only authorized organization in Alberta that provides ASQ training in partnership with Brookes Publishing and Alberta Children’s Services.
Child Development Support Services
Explore our two-phase JOIN and GRASP pathway below. If you are a Family Resource Network or Home Visitation Agency looking for ASQ training, our REACH program is for you.
- Child Development
The JOIN Program
First year guidance for programs to implement Ages and Stages Questionnaires with families, supporting early developmental milestones.
- Sponsored Support
- Child Development
The GRASP Program
Second year coaching and resources to enhance Ages and Stages Questionnaire practices and support children’s developmental growth.
- Sponsored Support
- Child Development
The REACH Program
Ages and Stages Questionnaire Resources for Family Resource Networks and Home Visitation Services to Strengthen Family Support in Child Development.
- Sponsored Support
Child Development Supports Service Request
The CDS projects are accepting applications for new programs. Priority will be given to programs based off the following criteria:
- Previously or currently supporting Inclusive Child Care (ICC)
- Having received a certificate of completion for an ARCQE ASQ Orientation Sessions and ASQ Kits
- Have a formalized connection with another agency that is a current participant in the GRASP project.
- Our project model is broken into three phases: Orientation and Project Initiation, Plan for Implementation, and Family Engagement. Coaching support will be tailored to meet the following levels: First Year Program, Second Year Program, and Early Leader Program.
CDS involvement includes the following:
- Direct Coach support virtually and in-person.
- Developing an ASQ Team and having educators engaged in the process of screening.
- Utilizing the ASQ Database within three months of project initiation.
- Ongoing use of the Brookes ASQ database, including a maximum of 3 screenings per year under the age of two and 2 screenings a year over the age of two. An additional two per year may be completed for children in monitoring and/or referral areas with a focus on universal screening.
- Attendance at training sessions and networking/learning showcase opportunities.
- Invitations to formal Training & Refresher Training sessions to guide new and returning programs.
- Access to resources to support implementation and responsive strategies for families as a follow up to formal ASQ screening outcomes .
- Working with your coach to develop resources for families within the program.
- The availability of ASQ kits in other languages as necessary to minimize barriers to family participation.
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