Change in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C Eligibility Criteria

The Enhanced Special Education Services Act of 2014 established new eligibility for services for children with a developmental delay of 25 percent or more, in at least one of the aforementioned development areas beginning July 1, 2018. OSSE is pleased to report that Strong Start, DC’s early intervention program, is fully prepared to implement this eligibility change by July 1, 2018

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Healthy Start is a free program for pregnant women, parenting mothers (infants up to 2 years of age), females of childbearing age and fathers (infants up to the age of 1 year) in Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8. Our goal is to improve birth outcomes and the health and development of infants into early childhood.
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