Services to Children with Disabilities
Head Start regulations require that at least 10 percent of enrollees are children with disabilities. Explore these resources to learn more about specific disabilities. Find out about identifying eligible children, providing high quality individualized instruction, and much more!
Disabilities
- Autism Awareness
- Cerebral Palsy ES
- Deafness and Hearing Loss
- Down Syndrome ES
- Emotional Disturbance ES
- Epilepsy ES
- Intellectual Disabilities (formerly Mental Retardation) ES
- Severe and/or Multiple Disabilities
- Speech and Language Impairments
- Spina Bifida ES
- Traumatic Brain Injury ES
- Visual Impairments ES
Health and Safety
- Addressing Pesticide Exposure in the MSHS Community
- Emergency Assessment and Care
- Meeting the Nutrition Needs of Children with Disabilities
Identifying Children with Disabilities
- 'Individualized Planning for Health' [Background Information] in Essential Principles for Care
- Developmental Screening - Child Development
- Developmental Screenings and Assessment Instruments with an Emphasis on Social and Emotional Development for Young Children Ages Birth through Five
- Early Childhood Hearing Screening and Follow-Up
- Follow-up Checklist: When a Child is Identified with a Permanent Hearing Loss
- Funding Hearing Aids for Children
- Growth Chart
- How Teachers and Parents Can Accommodate for a Child’s Temporary or Permanent Hearing Loss
- Making It On Our Own - Customizing an Individualized Health Plan [A Learning Activity]
- (03 Months) Important Milestones: By The End of 3 Months ES
- (07 Months) Important Milestones: By The End of 7 Months ES
- (12 Months) Important Milestones: By The End of 1 Year ES
- (24 Months) Important Milestones: By The End Of 2 Years ES
- (36 Months) Important Milestones: By The End Of 3 Years ES
- (48 Months) Important Milestones: By The End Of 4 Years ES
- (60 Months) Important Milestones: By The End of 5 Years ES
- Interactive Tool for Parents: Milestones Checklist
Individualization
- Facilitating Friendships with Children on the Autism Spectrum in Inclusive Preschool Classrooms
- How to Write a Services Plan
- Integration Checklist
- Offering Support During Mealtimes and Snacks
- Positive Behavior Support: An Individualized Approach for Addressing Challenging Behavior
- Positive Behavior Support: An Individualized Approach for Addressing Challenging Behavior (Handout)
- Promoting Young Children’s Participation in Activities and Routines through Adaptation and Assistive Technology Interventions
- The Short-and-Sweet IEP Overview