• Children
  • Intergrated Developmental Preschool
  • Primary Development Program
  • Child Care
  • Child Check
  • Speech, Language and Hearing
  • Early Intervention Evaluations
  • Early Care and Education Council
  • Pre-K Counts
• Adults with Special Needs
  • Community Homes
  • B.E.S.T./Adult Training Centers
  • Community Outreach
  • Speech, Language and Hearing
• Older Adults
  • Geriatric Adult Day Health Services
  • Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Group
  • Seniors in Transition
• Families
  • Early Identification/Crisis Intervention Program
  • Home-Based Family Support Program
  • Families Forever
  • Pediatric Independent Evaluation Services
• Community
  • Information and Referral
  • Advocacy
  • Public Awareness/Professional Education

Why Choose Lifesteps?

We work with each child and parent or caregiver to assess the child’s needs through a thorough evaluation conducted by certified staff, whose credentials exceed the Pennsylvania evaluator requirements.

Lifesteps’ staff is trained to determine the child’s specific needs so that the child receives the care they need and deserve. A good assessment is critical to help the family find the most appropriate services.

Our evaluation process is customized to your needs.

• We understand the importance of a good foundation during the child’s development and take care and pride in providing a comprehensive evaluation.

• Our team provides a 1 to 2 hour evaluation in the comfort of your home or the location of your choice, scheduled at your convenience.

• Our developmental specialists use your child’s favorite toys and activities to assess their developmental progress.

• The evaluation will assess areas of learning skills like physical development, vocalization, gesturing, speech, and personal and social skills. In addition, your child will also be assessed in areas like rolling, sitting, independent walking, seeing, hearing, and thinking.

Pediatric Independent Evaluations

Developmental evaluations determine the child’s present levels of functioning and progress to date. The battery of testing administered and the measures used are individualized to the child’s needs. Tests used may include the Learning Assessment Profile — Diagnostic (LAP-D), the Brigance Inventory of Early Development, The Developmental Profile II, Battelle and many other specific measurements.