Georgia Department of Public Health
Children 1st Developmental Screening and Navigation · About this organization
What you get
Developmental screening and help finding services for your child.
How to start
Fill in the Child Health Referral Form. Use the service locator to find your local referral contact, then send the form there.
The details, as published
Children 1st is a voluntary statewide pathway from birth through the fifth birthday. Anyone may refer a child when there are growth, development, or health concerns; local staff contact the family, screen development, discuss needs, and connect the child to a medical home, early intervention, public health, or community resources.
What help you may get
Navigation Guides And Advocacy
Children 1st Developmental Screening and Navigation — navigation guides and advocacy
Children 1st is a voluntary statewide pathway from birth through the fifth birthday. Anyone may refer a child when there are growth, development, or health concerns; local staff contact the family, screen development, discuss needs, and connect the child to a medical home, early intervention, public health, or community resources.
Amount not published
School And Learning
Children 1st Developmental Screening and Navigation — school and learning
Children 1st is a voluntary statewide pathway from birth through the fifth birthday. Anyone may refer a child when there are growth, development, or health concerns; local staff contact the family, screen development, discuss needs, and connect the child to a medical home, early intervention, public health, or community resources.
Amount not published
Why this may help
School And Learning: Developmental screening can connect your child to early intervention and other learning resources.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program scope includes U.S. children with cancer, which includes pediatric B-ALL when the stated eligibility rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: 159 county health departments and 18 public health districts.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- A local Children 1st representative contacts the family to discuss screening and referrals.
- Submit the shared Child Health Referral Form to the local county contact or call the local office.
Ways to apply or ask
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Online Portal
- Online Portal · Open form or page
- Web Form
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 27, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Confirm response time, capacity, screening schedule, and referral follow-through.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Children 1st Developmental Screening and Navigation · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Children 1st Developmental Screening and Navigation · checked Aug 24, 2026