What to Know About Head Start Disability Services
This overview of Head Start disability services is designed to help staff work closely with families and other care providers to give every child a strong start in life.
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Disability Referral and Evaluation Process
When there are concerns about a child’s development, program staff work with the child’s family and team to decide whether further evaluation is needed. After receiving consent from the family, a referral can be made to the local Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) agency who will conduct an evaluation. The formal evaluation identifies children with disabilities who are eligible for IDEA services.
These resources help program staff understand IDEA requirements for referral and eligibility evaluation and strategies to support families through this process.
Referring and Evaluating Children
This chapter describes how to support families and their children through what is often an unfamiliar, and maybe scary, referral process.
