Child Find

What is Child find? 

Child Find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) 2004 that requires States and Local Education Agencies (school districts and charter schools) to identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities residing in the State, regardless of the severity of their disabilities, and who are in need of special education and related services (34 CFR§ 300.111). Child Find is a continuous process of public awareness activities, screening and evaluation designed to locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities who are in need of Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Programs (Part C) or Special Education and Related Services (Part B).

Areas of Special Education Eligibility

• Autism (AU)
• Deaf-Blindness (DB)
• Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DHH)
• Developmental Delay (DD)
• Emotional Disability (ED)
• Intellectual Disability (ID)
• Multiple Disabilities (MD)
• Orthopedic Impairment (OI)
• Other Health Impairment (OHI)
• Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
• Speech or Language Impairment (SI)
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Visual Impairment (VI)

Early Childhood Child Find Contact: 

Heidi Delk

432-253-6719