Child Development

Ages & Stages Questionnaires ask questions in 5 important areas of a child’s development.

• Communication asks about language-what a child understands and says.
• Gross motor asks about the large muscles of a child’s body, arms, and legs.
• Fine motor asks about the small muscles of a child’s hands and fingers.
• Problem solving asks how a child thinks, solves problems, and plays with toys.
• Personal-social asks about self-help skills (feeding, dressing) and interactions with others.

At Marin Community Clinics, we know that parenting comes with questions, joys, and challenges—especially in the early years. That’s why our HealthySteps program is here to walk alongside you, offering trusted guidance and resources to support your child’s development from birth to age 5.

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Our What’s Up newsletter and Early Learning Handouts are designed to support your child’s development from birth to age 5. The What’s Up newsletter offers age-appropriate tips, activities, and insights to nurture learning and emotional growth. Complementing this, our printable Early Learning Handouts—developed by child development specialists—provide simple, effective strategies to encourage milestones in communication, movement, play, and more, right at home.

The ASQ-3 (above) is the questionnaire that we ask parents to complete before your child’s well visits to learn about how they are learning and growing.

Often it is helpful to learn more about your child’s social and emotional changes, as well.

Your medical provider or someone from our development program may ask you to complete the ASQ-SE as well to learn more about their behavior so we can best support you and your child.

Please select the link below in the language you prefer to complete an Ages and Stages Social-Emotional Questionnaire for your child for our development team to review.*

• Click here to complete the ASQ:SE in English

• Click here to complete the ASQ:SE in Spanish

*You must be a patient of The Marin Community Clinics to receive feedback about your child’s scores.

Please feel free to contact MCC’s Child Development Program with any additional questions or concerns.

• (415) 798-3132 (Novato)
• (415) 526-8540 (San Rafael)

Content adapted from ASQ-3 User’s Guide by Jane Squires, PhD, Elizabeth Twombly, MS, Diane Bricker, PhD, & LaWanda Potter, MS. (c) 2009 Brooks Publishing. All rights reserved.