The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to more than 6.5 million eligible infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.

Infants and toddlers with disabilities (birth-2) and their families receive early intervention services under IDEA Part C.

Part C Regulations

• Part C Final Regulations:

Note: This document has been delivered to the Office of the Federal Register but has not yet been scheduled for publication. The official version of this document is the document that is published in the Federal Register.

Download Final Regulations:
MS Word (2.3MB) | PDF (1.7MB)

• Model Form: Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)

  Download the Model IFSP:
  MS Word (89KB) | PDF (148KB)

Additional IDEA Resources

• IDEA Web site

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