More info here: https://kpbsd.org/free-child-find-developmental-vision-and-hearing-screenings-september-2025/

Would you like more information about your child’s development?
CHILD FIND Can Help!
9/5/2025 at the Seward Community Library

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) provides free screening for children birth through 5 years old (not yet in kindergarten)

Areas screened include: speech and language, learning and understanding, coordination and movement, social-emotional skills, self-helping skills (feeding, dressing, and toileting), vision or hearing.

Children already identified with disabilities should also be screened if not receiving special education services through the district.

Child Find brochure: https://kpbsd.org/…/2023-2024/Childfind-Brochure.pdf

Developmental Checks:

By Age 3
-Count to 3
-Speak to most adults and be understood
-Build a tower of at least 8 blocks
-Walk up and down stairs
-Run without falling very often
-Follow simple directions
-Repeat simple sounds or rhymes
-Match colors and shapes
-Put on some clothes without help
-Point to 6 parts of the body (hair, nose, eyes, feet, hands, mouth)
-Name several objects (chair, box, ball, etc…)
-Imitate drawing a circle (even if it is not quite round)

By Age 4
-Count to 5
-Speaks in sentences of about 5 words
-Asks “how” and “why” questions
-Cuts with scissors
-Stands on one foot without falling
-Catch and throw a ball
-Holds crayons with fingers, not fist
_Answers simple question like: “What do you do when you are hungry?”
-Recognize and name 3-4 colors
-Enjoys playing with other children
-Dresses self completely (with help on pullover shirts and sweaters)

By Age 5
-Count 5 objects
-Explain what objects are used for
-Understand the concept of “yesterday”, “today”, and “tomorrow”
-Climb a ladder to a slide
-Cuts with scissors on a straight line
-Copy a picture of a circle and a square
-Understand words like “on”, “under”, and “behind”
-Match colors and shapes
-Go to the bathroom without help