Early Childhood Intervention System
Let the Follow Along Program help you know if your
child is playing, talking, growing, moving, and acting like other
children the same age.
Babies and young children grow and learn at their own
rate. Some children, though, need special help to grow up healthy and
learn skills such as sitting, walking, or talking. The Follow Along
Program can help you know if this is true for your child.
What is the Follow Along Program?
- A good way to learn about your child's health and development.
- A fun way to get ideas about "what to teach" and "at what age" to
teach it.
- A simple way to ask questions about how your child is hearing,
moving, seeing, playing, talking, learning, growing, and acting.
- An easy way to find out about other services you may want for your
child.
How Does the Follow Along Program Work?
- A professional, most often a nurse, may visit with you to tell you
more about the program and find out more about your child. You will be
asked to sign a permission form.
- Questionnaires are sent to you when your child reaches different ages
such as 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30, and 36 months old. Each questionnaire
asks how your child is growing, playing, talking, moving, and acting.
You will need to mail the questionnaires back to the agency.
- Sheets with fun activities for you to do with your child or other age
appropriate items are also sent to you.
- The results of the questionnaires will be shared with you. If there
are concerns, a nurse or other professional from the program will get in
touch with you. Together, you can talk about choices for further
evaluation or early help services.
- After your child is 36 months old, you will get information about the
next step which is Early Childhood Screening.
If you have questions or want to sign up, call Kandiyohi County Public Health
at (320) 231-7860
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Kandiyohi County Public Health
