Child Find Special Education
Program Summary
Children can be referred to Child Find by a parent, doctor, or other agency. The process may begin with a developmental screening and when appropriate, a comprehensive multi-disciplinary evaluation may be conducted to determine eligibility for preschool special education services.
Child Find is available to families at no cost.
Child Find Eligibility Factors
The purpose of the Child Find program is to locate and identify preschool-aged children who live within the District boundaries and demonstrate significant delay in one or more of the following areas:
- Academic/Intellectual (early learning/concepts, thinking, problem solving, preschool access skills)
- Communication (articulation, language, fluency and voice)
- Motor (fine gross sensory)
- Social/Emotional/Behavioral
- Self-help
- Hearing and vision