Is your Toddler ready for Preschool? (fast)

Does your child engage in independent play? (For example: plays alone in the sandbox, or role-plays independently)

Can your child classify or sort objects into simple groups? (For example, by colors or size)

Is your child comfortable with being separated from you for several hours? (For example: an afternoon at a friend’s house or a sleepover at Grandma’s)

Does your child ask questions about objects, events and animals observed in their environment?

Does your child seem interested in going to a “big-kid” school, learning new things, and/or meeting new friends?

Does he/she show interest in different animals and the sounds they make?

Can your child anticipate and avoid obstacles while running and playing?

Is your child starting to use a variety of art tools such as crayons, construction paper and colored pencils?

Can your child stack five or more blocks?

Does your child use realistic toys in pretend play or to imitate household routines?

Can your child manipulative chunky puzzle pieces or stacking rings?

Does your child engage in dramatic play with others to act out simple play scripts, such as playing house?

Can your child remember a short sequences of events of 2 to 3 steps?
(For example, when helping get dressed, does your child anticipate that socks should be put on before shoes?)

Does your child show interests in familiar people such as siblings, family members and friends?

Can your child use language to communicate with others for a variety of purposes (for example, describing something, making requests, greeting someone, etc.)

Does your child understand words for common categories? (For example, toys, food, clothes)

Can your child use sentences with four or more words?

Can your child recognizes the first letter of their own name?

Does your child enjoy reading books in a group setting?

Can your child draw with a variety of tools (crayons, pens, pencils)?

Does your child attempt to their fingers to grasp a pencil, rather than his/her whole hand?

Does your child enjoy filling and/or emptying containers?

Does he/she show interest in counting?