Battelle Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition (BDI-3)

The Florida Department of Health, Early Steps Program has a need to purchase a standards-based instrument for comprehensively assessing early child development. The assessment instrument must be a standardized, individually administered assessment of key developmental skills in children from birth to three years of age to be used as a source of information in eligibility determination, and to assess children's strengths and needs to determine necessary interventions. It must measure developmental milestones in the following global domains: Social-emotional, communication, adaptive, motor, and cognitive. It must be easy to use, include hands-on objects that are designed to engage children within this age group. In addition, it must have both paper and electronic forms available, as well as the ability to administer tests online and offline with electronic scoring. It is important that this instrument will allow the evaluator to choose the appropriate domains necessary for individualized needs, rather than completing all five domains at each assessment.

The Battelle Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition (BDI-3 Access Key software subscription and licenses) Developmental Kit and Electronic Record form licensing instrument is currently used across Florida by local Early Steps providers to conduct assessments and evaluations of children referred to the Early Steps Program. The use of this product is in the best interest of the state as it meets the necessary requirements and will allow for continuity of care as both the Early Steps IDEA Part C Program, and the Florida Department of Education (DOE), IDEA Part B Program also has used the Battelle Developmental Inventory for many years.

In accordance with Chapter 60A-1.045, Florida Administrative Code, the Department requests authorization to purchase, as a single source, Battelle Developmental Inventory 3rd Edition and electronic record form licensing (BDI-3 Access Key software subscription and licenses).