Legal & Licensing
California Early Intervention Technical Assistance Network (CEITAN): California Early Start
CEITAN is the “home base” for the Early Start Comprehensive System of Personnel Development, a collaborative effort sponsored by the California Department of Developmental Services, planned in collaboration with the…
Chapter 7: Information on Least Restrictive Environments
Chapter 7 of the Special Education Rights and Responsibilities (SERR) with a focus on Least Restrictive Environments
Child Care Accessibility: Agencies Can Further Coordinate to Better Serve Families with Disabilities
What GAO Found An estimated 2.2 million children aged 5 and under and 3 million parents of children in this age group have a reported disability, according to GAO’s analysis…
Child Care and the ADA
Child care centers whether privately or publicly operated must conform to ADA standards in order to meet the needs of special children.This website is under the U.S. Department of Justice.
Child Care Law Center
The Child Care Law Center (CCLC) is a national nonprofit legal services organization that uses legal tools to make high quality, affordable child care available to every child, every family…
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the general public to…
Children with Disabilities Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The FAQs describe California state law related to serving children with disabilities in California State Preschool Programs (CSPP). The CDE staff are continuously updating the FAQs web page. Topics include: Definitions,…
DaSy The Center for IDEA Early Childhood Data Systems – Webinar: A Little Privacy Please? Safeguarding the Privacy of Young Children with Disabilities under IDEA and FERPA
This webinar featured privacy and legal experts from the U.S. Department of Education discussing answers to frequently asked questions related to privacy and confidentiality for IDEA early childhood programs. This…
First 5 California (California Children and Families Commission)
Californians believe that our state’s children are a top priority. That’s why in 1998 voters passed Proposition 10, adding a 50-cent tax to each pack of cigarettes sold to create…
Head Start ECLKC: Services for Children Who Do Not Qualify for IDEA Fact Sheet
Head Start and Early Head Start programs need to serve children with disabilities who qualify for services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). However, programs also need to…
Helping Early Education Providers Support Children with Disabilities
WestEd partnered with the California Department of Education to conduct an evaluation of the Inclusive Early Education Expansion Program (IEEEP), a statewide grant program in California designed to expand access…
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
New website as of summer 2017 Welcome to the U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website, which brings together IDEA information and resources from the Department…