WellComm Screening tool for nursery

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wardobe123 · 17/04/2026 14:25

Hi does anyone know about this screening tool?

I've got a nearly 29 month old and they said he should be at 4 but he's working at level 3. But it's not an issue as he was a point of level 4 and the test was done a few weeks and he is doing those things now.

Another mum with a child 8 months old stated their child was working 2 levels above what they should be???

I'm now worried mine my child isn't progressing

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wardobe123 · 17/04/2026 21:56

Sirzy · 17/04/2026 21:09

I also agree with taking with a pinch of salt claims of working above age. Unless we know a child is working significantly below age (in which case we work from best judgement and work from there) the program works from age expected levels and backwards. If a child is at
expected level there is nothing to be gained from moving ahead.

Yes it wouldn't make sense to measure a child against a criteria that's higher then their age. Who is that going to benefit. I feel she's lying

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wardobe123 · 17/04/2026 21:57

Luckyforsome23 · 17/04/2026 21:19

The range of normal speech at that age is huge. I have had one of my children speaking fluently with good pronunciation of all sounds and another barely using 3 words at a time. They are both able to speak fine now. Another child might be much more verbal than yours. It doesn’t mean your child is behind. My very verbal child was struggling with gross motor skills but mostly people just saw her sitting and talking so didn’t realise.

Yes I remember my nephew wouldn't say anything for years and now is very talkative

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EwwPeople · 17/04/2026 22:01

wardobe123 · 17/04/2026 21:56

Yes it wouldn't make sense to measure a child against a criteria that's higher then their age. Who is that going to benefit. I feel she's lying

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Are you actually worried about your child or more interested in proving this woman wrong and that her kid is not that smart?

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wardobe123 · 17/04/2026 23:11

EwwPeople · 17/04/2026 22:01

Are you actually worried about your child or more interested in proving this woman wrong and that her kid is not that smart?

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Why does it matter to you?

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