The Family Support & Resource Centers administrated by the Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County, Inc. piloted a community based screening program in 2006 using the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) with caregivers of children birth to age 3 with funding from Allegany Franciscan Ministries. Successful outcomes included increased caregiver knowledge of child development and it led to the award of continuation funds from the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County. In 2008, Allegany funded Healthy Start Coalition again to create a continuum of care in developmental screening through pediatric outreach and serving at risk populations.

Watch Me Grow assists caregivers, hospitals and pediatric providers in identifying young children at risk for developmental delays in an effort to improve early identification and referral for intervention services. Watch Me Grow supports continuous developmental monitoring to ensure that young children and their caregivers realize their potential for growth during the early years. The program is designed to serve any child and family residing in Hillsborough County. Children can be screened up to age 5 if they are not enrolled in another service during their preschool years that provides developmental screening.

Pediatric offices are engaged in an effort to enhance their screening practices. Watch Me Grow provides training in the ASQ screening tool and community resources to improve developmental screening and early referrals for formal evaluation.

The Family Support & Resource Centers (located in Brandon, Central Tampa, North Tampa, South County and Town 'N Country) serve as sites where families can meet with an early childhood specialist to complete the ASQ. This effort reduces a family’s isolation by bringing them to safe place to talk about their child and receive access to other services they identify. After each screen the family receives a developmentally appropriate toy to promote learning and bonding between the caregiver and child.