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☑ Preschool Developmental Checklist
Thinking about enrolling your child into preschool? You want to know if they are ready for this first school step. Here’s some milestones — movement, language, cognitive, emotional, social — for ages 3 and 4 according to the American Academy of Pediatrics to think about as you make your decision to send them off to school.
• Is your child becoming more mobile and steady with their hands and feet?
• How is your child’s motor development — can they draw shapes, use child-safe scissors or play with blocks?
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• Can your child use three-word or more sentences, use words that are 75 percent understandable by strangers or tell stories?
• Does your child understand some colors or numbers, engage in imaginative play or follow three-part directions?
• Think about your child’s independence. Does your child dress or undress, eat independently, or be in a social setting with children or strangers?
• Can your child use the bathroom independently?