| Age | Gross Motor | Fine Motor & Vision | Speech and Language & Hearing | Personal/Social |
| 6 weeks | Head lag and rounded back on pulling to sit Ventral suspension: Head momentarily in same plane as body | Fixes and follows to 90º | Vocalising by 8 weeks (coos) Startles to sound | Smiles responsively |
| 3 months | Only slight head lag (Head occasionally bobs forward) Ventral suspension: Head above plane of body Prone: Pelvis flat. Lifts head up 45-90º | Hand regard Fixes and follows to 180º Plays with own hands Grasps object (rattle) placed in hand Not reaching out | Squeals with delight Turns head to sound Quiets to mothers voice | Laughs |
| 6 months | Pull to Sit: Lifts head off couch in anticipation Sits with support Bears full weight on legs Prone: commando posture Rolls front to back (back to front at 7 months) | Palmar grasp of cube Shakes rattle Transfers objects Moves head and eyes in all directions Rakes at pea | Single syllable babble | Mouthing Not shy |
| 9 months | Leans forward but cannot pivot Stands holding on Pulls self to stand Forwards parachute | Inferior pincer grasp (Scissors grasp) Points with index finger Releases toy | Mama Dada Distraction test (hearing) | Looks for fallen toy Understands “No!” Stranger anxiety Plays peek-a-boo |
| 12 months | Crawling Cruising Stands alone Walks with one hand held Walks well (13 mo) | Neat pincer grip Bang two objects in imitation Picks up 100s and 1000s Casting (13 months) | Knows name, Understands simple commands 2-3 words with meaning | Waves bye bye Drinks from cup Uses spoon Finger feeds |
| 15 months | Creeps upstairs Pushes wheeled toy | Circular scribble Tower of 2 cubes | Points to objects he wants More words Continual jabber and jargon | Feeds self with cup and spoon (able to pick up and put down but messily) Mouthing stops |
| 18 months | Running, Throwing a ball Sits in chair Creeping downstairs | Tower of 3 cubes Circular scribble Handedness | Points to 2 – 3 body parts Identifies a picture Mainly nouns | Domestic Mimicry Uses spoon well Takes of shoes and socks Plays alone (symbolic) |
| 2 years | Throw and kick a ball Pick up object without falling Walks backwards | Copies a straight line Tower of 6 cubes | 2-3 word sentences Occasional pronouns (telegraphic speech – “Daddy bag”, “juice gone”) Just over half of speech is intelligible Follow 2-step commands Occasional Questions | Feeds with fork and spoon Dry by Day Parallel Play (play near children but not with them) |
| 2 ½ years | Jumps Walks on tip toes | Holds pencil well Tower of 8 cubes | Knows full name and sex Names one colour | Associative Play |
| 3 years | Ride tricycle Stand on one leg for seconds Jump Go up stairs like adult, down like child | Copies circle Imitates bridge (3 cubes) and choo-choo train | Answer questions and relates experiences Speaks in full sentences Intelligible to strangers Can Count to 10 Knows colours Nursery rhymes Tenses, plurals, verbs Good with prepositions (in, on, under) Good with pronouns (he, she, me, you) Obeys 3-step commands | Dry by night, Washes hands, Brushes teeth, Cooperative Play (takes turns) Make-believe Play, Unbuttons clothes |
| 4 years | Hops Climbs up and down stairs like adult Skips | Copies cross Copies square Uses scissors well Builds steps of 6 cubes | Fluent conversation Repeats 4 syllable words Animals’ names Prepositions: In front of, behind Size adjectives: Bigger, smaller | Toilets by self Buttons clothing |
| 5 years | Run on tip toes skips (both feet) | Copies a Triangle | Asks “how” and “when” questions Uses future tense Knows opposites Knows adjectives (bright, fast etc.) Knows adverbs (slowly, quickly, brightly etc.) | Ties shoelaces Dresses/undresses self fully |
| 6 years | Heel-toe walk Throwing, kicking, climbing | Imitates or copies steps with 10 cubes | Be able to tell a complex story about a picture | |