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Updated April 1, 2017

Module 2: Child Growth and Development

Child Developmental Milestones ​​​

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Outcome B: The student will identify developmental needs of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and school-agers to age eight. 

The learning outcomes for this section address topics from the following WACs:
Minimum Licensing Requirements for Child Care Centers
170-295-2030 How should staff interact with children?
170-295-2020 How long can a child be at the center?
Licensed Family Home Child Care Standards 
170-296A-6575 Activities to promote child growth and development.
Scroll down to proceed with the coursework.
1) Read the following pages in the Child Care Licensing Guidebook
Video: Child Motor Skills
Source:  GRCCtv
16  Minutes
Click here to view this video on Youtube. 
      
Child Developmental Milestones ​
Children grow and develop at different rates. While their pathways through childhood differ, most pass a set of predictable milestones along the way.

A developmental milestone is an ability that is achieved by most children by a certain age. Developmental milestones can involve physical, social, emotional, cognitive and communication skills such as walking, sharing with others, expressing emotions, recognizing familiar sounds and talking.
A continuum is a continuous sequence or progression. ​Milestones are physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and communication skills. Some are crawling, walking, running, sharing with others, expressing emotions, recognizing familiar sounds, and talking. Milestones are different for each age range. There is a normal range in which a child may reach each milestone but each child is different. Some make skip stages or progress faster than others. ​
​Optional Online Resources for Further Study
  1. ​Centers for Disease Control Milestones Checklists
  2. Test Your Knowledge - Take the Milestones Quiz​. National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  3. InBrief: The Science of Early Childhood Development. The Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University 

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