Children attending a Specifically, a separate Separate School SS special education program school (NOT in any regular early childhood program)… Children attending a Specifically, a residential Residential Facility RF special education program facility (NOT in any regular early childhood program)… Children attending neither And receiving the majority Home H a regular early childhood of hours of special program nor a special education and related education program (Not services at home included in rows above) Children attending neither And receiving the majority Service Provider SPL a regular early childhood of hours of special Location program nor a special education and related education program (Not services at the service included in rows above) provider’s location or some other location not in any other category. What are regular early childhood programs? A regular early childhood program is a program that includes a majority (at least 50 percent) of nondisabled children (i.e., children not on IEPs). This may include, but is not limited to the following: Head Start Kindergarten Preschool classes offered to an eligible pre-kindergarten population by the public school system Private kindergartens or preschools Group child development center or child care NEW! How should children receiving the majority of special education and related services in a location other than the classroom but within the same child’s building be reported? Special education and related services delivered to the child in the course of daily activities and routines in which all children in the classroom participate (e.g., “circle be considered as being received in the Regular Early time”, “learning centers”) would Childhood Program. However, services delivered in a location that removes the child from the opportunity to interact with nondisabled children would not be considered as being received in the Regular Early Childhood Program. These include, but are not limited to, services delivered in a 1:1 therapeutic setting, or in a small group comprised
Children attending a special education program (NOT in any regular early childhood program)… Specifically, a separate school Separate School SS Children attending a special education program (NOT in any regular early childhood program)… Specifically, a residential facility Residential Facility RF Children attending neither a regular early childhood program nor a special education program (Not included in rows above) And receiving the majority of hours of special education and related services at home Home H Children attending neither a regular early childhood program nor a special education program (Not included in rows above) And receiving the majority of hours of special education and related services at the service provider’s location or some other location not in any other category. Service Provider Location SPL What are regular early childhood programs? A regular early childhood program is a program that includes a majority (at least 50 percent) of nondisabled children (i.e., children not on IEPs). This may include, but is not limited to the following: Head Start Kindergarten Preschool classes offered to an eligible pre-kindergarten population by the public school system Private kindergartens or preschools Group child development center or child care NEW! How should children receiving the majority of special education and related services in a location other than the child’s classroom but within the same building be reported? Special education and related services delivered to the child in the course of daily activities and routines in which all children in the classroom participate (e.g., “circle time”, “learning centers”) would be considered as being received in the Regular Early Childhood Program. However, services delivered in a location that removes the child from the opportunity to interact with nondisabled children would not be considered as being received in the Regular Early Childhood Program. These include, but are not limited to, services delivered in a 1:1 therapeutic setting, or in a small group comprised