Milestones Checklist

If you have concerns about something that your infant or toddler is not doing yet that you think that he/she should be doing for his/her age, please call your local ECI program for help.

I'm 3 months old! I...

  • turn toward bright colors and lights
  • follow moving toys or faces with my eyes
  • recognize or know the bottle or breast
  • respond to loud or new sounds
  • reach for and grasp toys or hair
  • wiggle and kick with my legs and arms
  • lift my head and shoulders up while on my stomach
  • smile back at my parents or other family members
  • make sounds, like gurgling, cooing, or babbling

I'm 6 months old! I...

  • turn toward voices
  • reach for toys and pick them up
  • roll over front-to-back and back-to-front
  • play with my toes
  • help hold my bottle during feedings, if I'm bottle fed
  • know the faces of my family members
  • babble, squeal, & repeat vowel sounds, like “ooh,” “ah”, “ee”
  • sit by leaning on my hands

I'm 9 months old! I...

  • copy sounds or gestures
  • reach for crumbs or other small things with my thumb and fingers
  • move toys from one hand to the other hand
  • straighten my arms to support myself when I'm on my stomach
  • understand the word "No"
  • sit without help

I'm 12 months old! I...

  • respond to my name
  • may be scared of strangers
  • crawl on my hands and knees
  • pull myself to a standing position
  • look for an object if you hide it from me, even if I didn't see you hide it
  • walk by holding onto furniture
  • can drink from a cup with your help
  • enjoy playing games, like “peek-a-boo” or “patty cake”
  • say 1 to 2 words

I'm 15 months old! I...

  • use gestures
  • like to look at pictures in a book
  • can hold a crayon in my fist
  • can hand toys to you when you ask me to
  • can point to pictures you name if the pictures are familiar to me
  • walk alone without help

I'm 18 months old! I...

  • like to pull and push things
  • follow simple directions
  • pull off my shoes and socks
  • feed myself some of the time
  • step off low objects and keep my balance
  • turn 2 to 3 pages of a book at a time
  • can point to one body part
  • can name one object
  • like to copy your words or actions

I'm 21 months old! I...

  • can name 2 objects
  • like to pretend-play
  • can put together a simple picture puzzle if it has only 2 or 3 large pieces
  • like to throw balls
  • like to play alone with toys for a short time
  • say "No" often

I'm 24 months old! I...

  • use 2 to 3 words together, like "No, Mommy" or "More cookies"
  • say names of toys and people
  • feed myself with a spoon
  • turn one page at a time
  • point to my hair, eyes, and nose when someone asks me
  • show affection to family members and pets
  • run short distances without falling

I'm 36 months old! I...

  • answer simple questions
  • walk up steps, alternating my feet
  • put my clothes on by myself
  • open simple containers
  • like to play with other children
  • repeat simple rhymes and songs
  • use 3- to 5-word sentences
  • jump in place
  • express my emotions

If your infant or toddler is not meeting his/her milestones for development, and you are concerned about it, please do not hesitate to call your local ECI program for help.

TO CONTACT KLARAS CHILDREN’S CENTER ECI:
(Serving children who are birth to third birthday and that live in McLennan, Hill, Bosque, Falls, Limestone, or Freestone county in Texas)

Call (254) 297-7089 or (254) 297-7088 or toll free at (866) 752-3451, ext.1504 or fax (254) 296-2932.

TO GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ANY
OTHER ECI PROGRAM IN TEXAS, CALL:
1-800-628-5115

www.dars.state.tx.us/ecis

Anyone Can Make a Referral to ECI

Klaras Children’s Center ECI www.kcceci.org
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