School Screenings
Play-Based Occupational Therapy Screenings at Your Child’s School
Now scheduling · $40 per screening
A school screening is a short, play-based check-in with a licensed pediatric occupational therapist, held right at your child’s school. It highlights what your child is doing well and flags any areas where a little extra support might help. It is a simple first step, not a full evaluation.
What a Screening Looks At
Fine Motor & Handwriting
How your child holds a pencil, forms letters, uses scissors, and manages the small-hand tasks that fill a school day.
Visual Motor & Perception
Copying from the board, staying inside the lines, and making sense of what the eyes take in so the hands can follow.
Sensory Processing
How your child responds to noise, movement, touch, and busy spaces, and what helps them settle and stay ready to learn.
Attention & Self-Regulation
Starting a task, sticking with it, shifting between activities, and bouncing back when something feels hard.
Gross Motor & Coordination
Balance, body awareness, and coordination on the playground, in PE, and moving through the classroom.
Classroom Independence
Managing belongings, following routines, and handling everyday self-care tasks without step-by-step help.
About Our School Screenings
Tumble N’ Dots Pediatric Therapy is a private pediatric therapy clinic in Orange County offering cost-effective, school-based occupational therapy screenings. These brief, play-based screenings help identify your child’s strengths, as well as areas where additional support may be helpful.
Screenings are provided by licensed pediatric occupational therapists using a child-led, play-based, and neurodiversity-affirming approach in a familiar school setting. Because the screening happens where your child actually works and plays, what we see reflects real school life. Most children experience it as a fun break rather than a test.
Screening focus: Fine motor and handwriting, visual motor and visual perceptual skills, sensory processing, attention and self-regulation, gross motor coordination, and classroom independence.
Screening Details & Sign Up
Screening Details
Who it is for
Preschool and elementary students
Format
A brief one-on-one, play-based screening
Where
At your child’s school, during the school day
Provided by
Licensed pediatric occupational therapists
Approach
Child-led, play-based, and neurodiversity-affirming
Cost
$40 per screening
What You Receive
$40 per screening
No insurance required. FSA and HSA eligible.
A plain-language summary. You receive written observations from the therapist, with your child’s strengths listed alongside anything worth watching.
Clear next steps. If nothing stands out, we will tell you that. If something does, we will explain what kind of support could help and what your options are, with no obligation to book anything with us.
All results are strictly confidential and shared directly with you. They can be helpful in deciding whether your child needs extra support for sensory, motor, and learning skills.
Request a School Screening
Complete the form below to request a screening at your child’s school. Questions first? Call or text us at (949) 835-3746.
For schools and educators
If you are a school, preschool, or administrator interested in hosting a screening day, we would love to hear from you. We will work with you on scheduling, parent communication, and a setup that fits your bell schedule.
Screenings are conducted by licensed pediatric occupational therapists, and results go directly to each family. To set up a screening day at your school, call or text (949) 835-3746 or email hello@TumbleNDots.com.
Insurance Questions?
We are not part of any insurance network. However we do provide detailed superbills for potential reimbursement from your health insurance carrier.
We will provide a superbill that includes all the insurance codes needed to seek reimbursement from your insurance carrier but we do not bill the insurance company directly.
You can submit our superbill for a possible reimbursement from your insurance company for an out-of-network provider.
Occupational and speech therapy may be eligible for reimbursement through your FSA or HSA. We provide superbills you can submit.
About School Screenings
A school screening is a brief look at how your child is doing. It is not a comprehensive occupational therapy evaluation and does not include a diagnosis, determination of medical necessity, an individualized plan of care, clinical treatment goals, or insurance billing. It is also not a substitute for an evaluation through your school district.
If a screening suggests your child could benefit from more support, we will explain the options. A full occupational therapy evaluation is a separate clinical service with its own intake process, and you are welcome to pursue it with us or with any provider you choose.