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 […]
Section 618 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires that each state submit data about the infants, toddlers, and children with disabilities age birth to 21 years who receive early intervention services under Part C of IDEA or special education and related services under Part B of IDEA. Child count data for several […]
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 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 […]
