# Green zone for Permanence — what should we do next?

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A green-zone result for Permanence is a confirmed strength — keep nurturing it through everyday play like peek-a-boo and hidden-toy games, and use a full developmental profile to see how it supports the whole child. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*When your child lands in the green zone for Permanence, it means a strength is shining — and the best next step is to keep nurturing it while you build everything around it.*

## In short
A **green zone** result for Permanence is wonderful news — it tells you your child is showing age-appropriate, confident skill in this area of thinking and understanding. The next step is simply to **keep it growing through everyday play**, and to use this strength as a foundation for the skills your child is still building. Green doesn't mean "done" — it means "thriving here, so let's celebrate it and move on to the bigger picture".

## What "green zone" means and what to do next
**Object permanence** is a child's understanding that things still exist even when they can't see them — the quiet milestone behind peek-a-boo delight, searching for a hidden toy, and the early thinking that underpins memory, problem-solving and later language. A green-zone result means this is going beautifully.

Here's how to make the most of it:
- **Keep playing the games that build it** — peek-a-boo, hide-and-seek with toys under a cloth, container play where things go in and come out. Green zones stay green when they're used joyfully every day.
- **Stretch the skill gently** — hide a favourite toy in slightly trickier spots, or talk about people and things that are "not here right now" to grow memory and anticipation.
- **Look at the whole picture, not one square** — Permanence is one thread in your child's development. The most useful next step is to see how it sits alongside communication, motor, play and social skills, so support (if any is needed) goes where it helps most.
- **Use this strength as a bridge** — a confident cognitive foundation can be leaned on to support areas that need a little more time.

There is nothing to worry about and nothing urgent to fix in a green zone — this is the part of the report where you get to feel proud.

## When a fuller check still helps
Even with a green-zone strength, a complete developmental view is worth having if other areas feel uneven, or if you simply want a clear, milestone-by-milestone map of where your child is flourishing and where a gentle boost could help. A full profile turns one bright square into a plan for the whole child.

## The Pinnacle way
AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app or a single result. Across [70+ centres in 4 states](/), our clinicians read each green, amber or focus zone in the context of your whole child. See how the [clinician-administered AbilityScore®](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) builds a complete profile, and how our [cognitive development](/cognitive-development) support turns strengths into stepping-stones.

## Trusted sources
WHO developmental and ICD-11 guidance; CDC "Learn the Signs. Act Early." milestone resources; American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) on play and early thinking skills.

**Next step —** Want the full picture behind that green zone? [Book a developmental assessment with a Pinnacle clinician](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- CDC: Learn the Signs. Act Early. milestones: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- AAP HealthyChildren.org: play and early learning: https://www.healthychildren.org
- WHO ICD-11: https://icd.who.int

## Connected topics and perspectives
- Abilities: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/abilities
- Parent: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/stakeholder/parent
- Cognitive: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/domain/cognitive
- Support: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/support
- Plan: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/lifecycle/plan
- Special Education: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/route/special-education
- Mainstream Inclusion: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/empowerment/mainstream_inclusion

## Related question paths

### Understand the subject
- What is Permanence in child development?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-is-permanence-in-child-development
- What Permanence Represents Developmentally and When Delay Is Significant: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-permanence-represent-developmentally-and-when-is-a-delay-in-it-clinically-significant
- Permanence and the ICF functioning domain: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/which-icf-functioning-domain-does-permanence-map-to-in-early-childhood

### Recognise signs & concerns
- What does a delay in Permanence mean for my child?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-a-delay-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child

### Understand assessment
- Green Zone for Permanence: What It Means: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-green-zone-for-permanence-what-does-that-mean
- Green Zone for Object Permanence: What It Means: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-green-zone-for-object-permanence-what-does-that-mean
- How is Permanence assessed in a toddler?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-is-permanence-assessed
- How is Permanence scored on the AbilityScore?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-is-permanence-scored-on-the-abilityscore
- Amber Zone for Permanence Explained: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-amber-zone-for-permanence-what-does-that-mean
- My child is in the red zone for Permanence — what does that mean?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-red-zone-for-permanence-what-does-that-mean
- What does an AbilityScore of 0–100 in Permanence mean for my child?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-0-100-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child
- What does an AbilityScore of 100–200 in Permanence mean for my child?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-100-200-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child
- What does an AbilityScore of 200–300 in Permanence mean for my child?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-200-300-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child
- What does an AbilityScore of 300–400 in Permanence mean for my child?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-300-400-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child
- What does an AbilityScore of 400–500 in Permanence mean for my child?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-400-500-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child
- What an AbilityScore of 500–600 in Permanence means for your child: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-500-600-in-permanence-mean-for-my-child

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- Green Zone for Child Characteristics — What to Do Next: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-green-zone-for-child-characteristics-what-should-we-do-next
- Amber Zone for Permanence — What to Do Next: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-amber-zone-for-permanence-what-should-we-do-next
- Red Zone for Permanence — Your Next Step: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-is-in-the-red-zone-for-permanence-what-should-we-do-next
- Permanence AbilityScore 0–100: Next Steps for Parents: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-permanence-abilityscore-is-0-100-what-are-the-next-steps
- Permanence AbilityScore 100–200 — next steps: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-permanence-abilityscore-is-100-200-what-are-the-next-steps
- Permanence AbilityScore 200–300 — What Are the Next Steps?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-permanence-abilityscore-is-200-300-what-are-the-next-steps
- Permanence AbilityScore 300–400 — What Are the Next Steps?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-permanence-abilityscore-is-300-400-what-are-the-next-steps
- Permanence AbilityScore 400–500: What Are the Next Steps?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-permanence-abilityscore-is-400-500-what-are-the-next-steps
- Permanence AbilityScore 500–600 — Next Steps for Your Child: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-permanence-abilityscore-is-500-600-what-are-the-next-steps

### At home & in everyday life
- How can I support my child's Permanence?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-can-i-support-my-child-s-permanence
- How can therapy improve my child's Permanence?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/how-can-therapy-improve-my-child-s-permanence
- What simple daily activities help build a child's Permanence?: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-simple-daily-activities-help-build-a-child-s-permanence