Let's Grow with Sparkler's Mobile App
A child’s brain grows rapidly in the first years of life. It’s making a million connections every second, powered by interactions between children and their grown-ups. Sparkler’s mobile app for iPhone and Android fuels those vital interactions. The CT office of Early Childhood offers Sparkler for free to families with young children (prenatal – age 5) to help them access developmental screening (ASQs), play-based learning prompts, and connection to early intervention and community support. Download the Sparkler mobile app and use your program’s code or the Connecticut-wide access code CT to register.
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Families: Access the Support Your Child Needs
Developmental screening, available on Sparkler, can help you learn about your child’s development. After screening, parents/caregivers/providers can take the next step and access additional evaluations or services if they have questions/concerns. Help Me Grow Connecticut is a network of supports for families with young children, available through 211 Child Development.
Please learn more about the options available to CT families here or on these handouts:
Healthcare Providers: Let's Grow Toolkit
Sparkler Learning is working with pediatric offices across the state of Connecticut to engage families with young children while they’re visiting their children’s doctors. Resources include:
- Posters that promote play-based learning at home and on the go, including when they’re sitting and waiting for a check-up at the doctor’s office;
- Large decals for public spaces that can promote playful learning on the go;
- A high-contrast booklet for families with babies;
- An activity booklet for families with toddlers and preschool-aged children; and
- Videos that can be played on screens in waiting rooms or shared with families digitally.
If you’re interested in getting involved, please reach out to our CT project director: bethanne@playsparkler.org! We’d love to hear from you.
Our Partners in Connecticut
The CT Office of Early Childhood provides Sparkler for free to all programs serving children prenatal to 5 years old and to all families with children 5 and under. Through Sparkler, Connecticut is helping families access screening and support from 211 Child Development and local programs/services. Sparkler is at the heart of the State’s Help Me Grow work. Questions? Email support@playsparkler.org.