Murray County Central Schools

The early childhood years from birth to the start of kindergarten are an important time of rapid learning and growth. Early Childhood Screening is a free and simple check of how your child is growing, developing, and learning. 

Early Childhood Screening consists of a developmental screening (motor skills, speech and language assessment, cognitive skills, social/emotional parent questionnaire), a health history and immunization review, along with height, weight, vision, and hearing screenings. Recommendations are that children are screened when they are three years old.  Early Childhood Screening is required in Minnesota before a child attends public school. 

This screening may also help you link to other free learning opportunities, such as pre-kindergarten programming, Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Minnesota early learning scholarships for high-quality care and education, Head Start, and Early Childhood Special Education.

Murray County Central Schools will host an Early Childhood Screening on

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

for children who were born before August 1st, 2021 and have not been previously screened. 

Please call 507-836-6945 if you you did not receive an invitation and believe your child should be screened. If you have received a letter or email about screening please follow this link to sign up for your time.

Sign up for Early Childhood Screening