Author Archives: Stephany Garcia

Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) submits an annual report to Congress on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The Annual Report to Congress focuses on children and students with disabilities who received services specific to IDEA Part C for infants and toddlers or IDEA Part […]

EMAPS User Guide: IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings

This guide demonstrates the steps necessary to enter and navigate the IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings data in EMAPS. The EMAPS IDEA Part C Child Count and Settings User Guide is intended to provide assistance to users of the EDFacts Metadata and Process System (EMAPS). Published by: U.S. Department of Education View EMAPS […]

KIDS Count State Data

This interactive website for KIDS Count, a project through the Annie E. Casey Foundation, provides ten years of data on child well-being nationally and in each of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Data are available for 51 indicators in six topic areas: (1) demographics; (2) economic well-being, […]

National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) State Profiles

In 2012, the National Birth Defects Prevention Network (NBDPN) created a state profile template that includes state and national data on the number of cases and prevalence rates for 12 conditions. The national estimates are based on pooled data from states with active surveillance systems. States have tailored their profiles to include state-specific information on […]

States’ and Territories’ Definitions of/Criteria for IDEA Part C Eligibility

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This table summarizes states’ and territories’ definitions of/criteria for IDEA Part C eligibility. It includes states’ web links to the definitions/criteria, level of developmental delay required for eligibility, and whether the state serves children who are at-risk. This resource can be used for national comparative analysis and to help states understand the state-to-state differences in […]

ITCA Child Count Data Charts

ITCA categorizes state eligibility criteria into three groups based on the breadth of the criteria. For a given year, these ITCA Child Count Data Charts provide the percentages of children age birth to 1 and birth to 3 who are receiving Part C services in each state by the three groups and by lead agency […]

Exploring Pay for Success in Early Intervention

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Conference: Conference on Research Innovations in Early Interventions Date: March 2018 Presenters: Grace Kelley, Kathy Hebbeler, Donna Spiker, & Betsy Mercier This poster provides an overview of Pay for Success (PFS), an innovative financing mechanism being used to expand early childhood programs. This poster will present results of national and state data analyses of child demographic, […]