If your child is under 3 years and does not crawl, walk or talk at the same age as most other children, he or she may be at high risk of developing a developmental disability and may receive services from the Department of Health/Division of Children's Medical Services. For more information, visit the Division of Children's Medical Services

If your child is between ages birth to 3 years old, your child can be evaluated by a team of experts through the Early Steps - http://www.cms-kids.com/EarlyStepsHome.htm program for free. Contact a center close to your home.

If your child is 3-5 years old and has problems with learning, speaking, playing, seeing, walking or hearing, he or she can receive free screening through the Child Find/Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS/South)  program. This also provides testing for special-education programs. (If your child is already in the Miami-Dade Public School system, your child must be tested through school.)