ECCD CHECKLIST

Gross Motor Domain

A. Infants Section (Ages 0 month - 1.0 year)

Gross Motor Material/ Procedure Present Comments
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

1. Infant lifts head PROCEDURE:

when held standing Hold the child in an upright
position and carefully remove
your hand from the child’s neck
according to his ability to lift his
head and keep it erect. Credit if
the child occasionally lifts his
head free of support.
Parental report will suffice.

2. Infant tries to lift PROCEDURE:

head when lying on Place the child on his stomach on
stomach a flat surface. Credit if the child at
least momentarily lifts his head so
that the chin is off the surface.
Parental report will suffice.

3. Infant holds head PROCEDURE:

upright on his own Place the child on his stomach on
when lying on a flat surface. Credit if the child
stomach lifts his head and chest up so that
his face makes a 90° angle w/ the
surface for at least several
seconds. Parental report will
suffice.

4. Infant holds head Parental report will suffice.

steadily

5. Infant rolls over PROCEDURE:

from Place the child on his back on a
his back to his flat surface. Encourage him to roll
stomach with over to his stomach, providing
assistance some assistance to do so. Credit if
he eventually rolls over.
Parental report will suffice.

6. Infant turns from PROCEDURE:

his Roll the child from his back to his
side to his back side. Make sure he is not restricted
 without assistance by his clothes and his arm is not
caught under his torso. Credit if
the child actively turns from his
side to his back.
Parental report will suffice.

7. Infant sits well PROCEDURE:

with Hold the child in a sitting position
support, leaning on on the table and slowly remove
hands if placed on your hand from the child making
hard surface sure that he does not fall. Credit if
the child sits alone and puts his
hands on his legs or on the table
for
support.
Parental report will suffice.

8. Infant bounces Parental report will suffice.

when held
standing, briefly
bearing weight on
legs

9. Infant sits alone PROCEDURE:

steadily Hold the child in a sitting position
on the table and slowly remove
your hand from him making sure
that he does not fall. Credit if the
child sits alone steadily without
support, keeping his back straight.
Parental report will suffice.

10 Infant moves from MATERIAL: any toy

. sitting to creeping/ PROCEDURE:
crawling position Seat the child on the floor. Place a
toy on the floor, in front of the
child, but not within his reach.
Observe how the child moves
from sitting to creeping position
and the type of movement he
makes to reach for the toy. Credit
if the child moves forward about 9
inches or more, using either of the
following: hands and knees,
stomach and arms, hands, and
feet.
Parental report will suffice.
11. Infant pulls self PROCEDURE:
from sitting to With the child in a sitting position,
standing position hold both his hands and have him
with minimal pull himself up with only minimal
assistance assistance from the adult. Credit if
the child can stand up.
Parental report will suffice.

12 Stands with MATERIAL: elevated piece of

. minimum support furniture
PROCEDURE:
Credit if the child holds on to a
piece of furniture with both hands
and bears weight on both feet.
Parental report will suffice.

B. Optional starting point for children aged 1 year 1 month - 3.0 years

Gross Motor Material/ Procedure Present Comments

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

13. Holds furniture MATERIAL: toy

with PROCEDURE:
both hands and While the child is standing,
walks sideways observe if he moves from one
point to another by walking
sideways. He may support himself
by holding on to furniture. He can
be encouraged to walk by placing
a toy on the furniture near the
child but just outside his reach so
he must walk to reach the toy.
Credit if the child walks sideways
while holding on to furniture for
support and balance.
Parental report will suffice.

14. Walks with both PROCEDURE:

hands held Observe the child if he walks
when both hands are held by an
adult. Credit if the child takes
coordinated walking steps with
only slight support from the adult.
Parental report will suffice.

15. Climbs on chair or Parental report will suffice.

another elevated
piece of furniture
like a bed without
 help

16. Walks alone, rarely PROCEDURE:

falls Observe the child if he walks
alone across the room. Credit if
the child walks alone with good
balance without tripping and
rarely falling. Parental report will
suffice.

17. Walks backwards PROCEDURE:

Ask the child to walk backwards
by
demonstrating it. Credit if the
child can walk backwards without
falling and holding on to anything.
Parental report will suffice.

18. Runs without MATERIAL: ball

tripping or falling PROCEDURE:
Encourage the child to run by
rolling a ball across the floor.
Credit if the child can run fast and
smoothly without tripping or
falling.

19. Walks down stairs, Parental report will suffice.

2 feet on each step,
with one hand held

20. Walks up stairs MATERIAL: toy

holding handrail, 2 PROCEDURE:
feet on each step Place a toy in the middle of the
step and ask the child to walk up
the stairs to get the toy. Credit if
the child walks up the stairs using
the handrail or wall for support
and places both feet on each step
before stepping on the next one.
Parental report will suffice.

21. Walks upstairs with MATERIAL: toy

alternate feet PROCEDURE:
without holding on Place a toy in the middle of the
to the handrail step and ask the child to walk
upstairs to get the toy. Credit if the
child walks upstairs, alternating
his feet as he steps on each
 successive step without holding on
to the handrail or wall for support.
Parental report will suffice.

22. Walks downstairs MATERIAL: toy

with alternate feet PROCEDURE:
without holding Place a toy at the bottom of the
onto a handrail stairs and ask the child to walk
downstairs to get the toy. Credit if
the child walks downstairs,
alternating his feet as he steps on
each successive step without
holding on to the handrail or wall
for support. Do not give credit if
the child places both feet on the
step or uses the handrail or wall
for support.
Parental report will suffice.

TOTAL SCORE