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ASQ Providers

Attention Early Care and Education Providers and Healthcare Providers

Ensure every child in your care is on the right developmental track with the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ).

Now available for FREE to Ohio families with children birth through age 5 via the Sparkler app!

Why Ohio providers should use Help Me Grow ASQ services:

Sparkler Guides and Support

Learn to use Sparkler’s self-management tools to set up and manage your program, staff and families.

Join us every Wednesday at 1:30pm for ASQ Open Office Hours. Drop in to ask a question, hear implementation ideas from others professionals or share your ASQ success story.

Need assistance with implementation or setting up your program’s Sparkler account?

Learn how to add and edit Sparkler family accounts and child profiles, with parent consent.

Learn how to help families use the Sparkler app and increase ASQ screening completions with effective parent engagement strategies.

Are you an Early Care and Education (ECE) provider? Do you want more information on Sparkler procedures?

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there any fee or financial contribution associated with being a Sparkler Sponsoring Partner?

No. Becoming a Sparkler Sponsoring Partner is free for all Ohio early care and education providers, pediatricians, and healthcare providers. Taking the ASQ is also free for all families in Ohio with children through age 5.

How do I sign into the Sparkler Dashboard?

Sparkler participating programs will be provided a Sparkler Dashboard login and password after signing the Sparkler Sponsoring Partner Personal Information Protection Policy and completing the Sparkler Learning Sponsoring Partner Form. Directions for creating a Sparkler Dashboard account will be emailed after form submission.

First, be sure that you’re using a modern Web browser like Chrome or Safari, ideally using a laptop or desktop computer. You can also access the dashboard from the browser on your iPad. Go to the following URL: https://app.playsparkler.com/dashboard/login. You’ll see a screen that looks like this:

Your name is your email address and the password is something you have set that’s unique to you. Please be sure to check the box so that you affirm your commitment to upholding Sparkler’s privacy policy and terms of service. Checking this box is required in order to sign in.

If you forget your password, please click on “Reset Password” to reset.

How do families link to providers with an access code?

Families can link up with one or more schools/programs using Sparkler.

Here’s how to add a new organization:

Go to Settings (the gear in the upper right corner of the home screen)
Click on My Account
Click on the child’s name
You’ll see the cohort or cohorts your child is part of under “Cohort.”
Click on the name of the cohort(s)
To add, click the blue word “Add” In the upper right corner and type the code into the box, press submit
Press “back”
Press “confirm changes”

Here’s how to delete an organization if you move or are no longer affiliated with an organization:

Go to Settings (the gear in the upper right corner of the home screen)
Click on My Account
Click on the child’s name
You’ll see the cohort or cohorts your child is part of under “Cohort.”
Click on the name of the cohort(s)
Swipe right to left and press “remove” to remove one of the cohorts, and confirm you want to remove the cohort
Press “back”
Press “confirm changes”

How can I use the Library in the Sparkler Dashboard?

You can use the Library to find activities and tips that meet families’ needs. If you are serving a child of a particular age, you can find activities for that age child. You can also filter by the skill you want to work on with the family. Once you find something, you can press send to share it with a family or multiple families that you serve. You can also find TIPS for parents by clicking on the “tips” tab at the top. Learn more from this video webinar.

How does Ohio's ASQ Online via Sparkler relate to the SUTQ requirements for a screening tool?

Bronze tier - Programs must document/confirm that the screening was completed, and the results were shared with the families. They can view completed screenings and the date results were shared with families on the ASQ Dashboard tab within their Sparkler Dashboard.

Silver tier - Programs must document that a referral occurred. They can view any referrals and/or resources provided by a Help Me Grow Developmental Screening Specialist by reviewing ASQ Follow-up Forms on the ASQ Dashboard tab within their Sparkler Dashboard.

Gold tier - Programs must follow-up on referrals provided by Help Me Grow and document that follow-up with the family has occurred. As a familiar entity to the family and as an entity that has a relationship with the child and family, it is a best practice for the program to speak to the parent to confirm that the needed referrals and follow up was received through Bright Beginnings and Help Me Grow. The program should not assume that just because the family used the app that all requirements have been satisfied.

How do we stay in compliance with SUTQ if a parent does not give written permission for a screening?

First, you would document that a family is refusing to complete a screening tool for their child and, if available, the reason why. Then, the program must complete one (unless the parent out rightly denies permission for the program to fill out a screening tool). Finally, the program would contact the family to discuss results and provide referrals/resources if necessary or email Help Me Grow's Developmental Screening Specialist team at [email protected] to ask that they contact the family on the program's behalf.

Is there a document providers can use to obtain permission to complete the ASQs on the dashboard?

If the provider is creating the family/child account on the family’s behalf in Sparkler, a permission form should be used by the provider to capture the parent’s consent. The provider will be checking that the parent consented in order to create the account. Programs may choose to use this sample permission form or create a similar one of their own.

Click here to download a sample permission form.

Completing the ASQ as a provider

Providers can complete the ASQ Online through the Sparkler web-based dashboard. The ASQ helps to understand how an individual child is developing and whether there are any concerns. The screening identifies a child’s strengths, uncovers new milestones, and reveals areas where a child may need support.

After completing a screening, Help Me Grow may provide referrals to early intervention and home visiting services, and connect providers to local resources that can be shared with the family.

For a child’s information to show up in your dashboard, the family must associate itself with your program by either: 1) using your program’s unique access code; or 2) granting written consent for you to create the child’s profile on the dashboard.

Free ASQ Sparkler Provider Toolkit

We’ve developed ready-to-use materials that will help you implement the ASQ within your program. These resources can be printed or distributed electronically to increase awareness, engagement, and participation.

The Digital Toolkit includes:

Ready-to-use social media posts
Ready-to-use infographic
Fast fact sheet
Rack card
Counter sign

Contact Help Me Grow

Email us at [email protected] or complete the form below for additional outreach support.

Name

What county are you from?

Organization

I serve families as a:

Early Care and Education Provider

Pediatrician or Healthcare Provider

Home Visiting or
Early Intervention provider

I would like to request:

Family outreach materials

An in-person presentation for my staff

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