Correction for prematurity in early developmental assessment of high risk infants continues to be a dilemma. Correction for prematurity in the first year of life is a generally accepted practice, however, correction in the second year is more controversial. To determine whether “catch up” still occurs in the second year of life, 75 premature infants born prior to 31 weeks gestation (mean gestational age = 28 weeks with a range of 24 to 31 weeks) were followed serially at 4 month intervals during the first 2 years of life. The Clinical Adaptive Test (CAT)/Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CLAMS) and the Gross Motor scale of the Revised Gesell Developmental Screening Inventory were used to determine each infant's developmental function in visual problem solving, language and gross motor domains at each visit. Interval gain in the first year was compared with interval gain in the second year using a paired t test for each of the developmental domains. The rate of developmental progress in the second year was greater than in the first year in all domains. Differences between rates of progress in year one versus year two were significant for language(mean interval gain in year one = 84%, mean interval gain in year two = 111%, N = 64, t = -4.865, p <.0001) and gross motor skills(mean interval gain in year one = 90%, mean interval gain in year two = 101%, N = 62, t = -2.59, p = 0.01). There was not a statistically significant difference between rate of progress in years one and two for visual problem solving skills (mean interval gain in year one = 106%, mean interval gain in year two = 112%, N = 68, t = -1.539,p = 0.13). This data suggests that there is still “catch up” occurring in year two, especially in gross motor and language skills. Therefore, gestational age at the time of delivery should still be considered when doing developmental evaluations in the second year of life.