Impact - This issue of Impact includes articles on practices that help pre-k teachers work with children with differing needs, including family engagement, professional development, promoting social-emotional development, working with culturally and linguistically diverse children and using technology in the classroom. (Institute on Community Integration & Research and Training Center on Community Living, 2009) ...

Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - This site answers questions about the application of ADA to private child care centers. ...

National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study (NEILS) - NEILS is a longitudinal study that follows more than 3,300 children with disabilities or at risk for disabilities and their families through their experiences in early intervention and into early elementary school. The study provides information about the characteristics of children and families, the services they receive and the outcomes they experience....

State and Jurisdictional Eligibility Definitions for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Under IDEA - This paper discusses how the 50 states and six jurisdictions that participate in the Part C program define "developmental delay" and, as applicable, "at risk" in their definition of eligibility for services. (Jo Shackelford, National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, June 2002) ...

State-to-State Variations in Early Intervention Systems - This report from the National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study questions how variations in selected features of state and local early intervention systems may be significant to children and families. (Kathleen Hebbeler, Donna Spiker, Mary Wagner, Renee Cameto and Patti McKenna, SRI International, September 1999)...

Does Early Intervention Help? - This article defines early intervention and discusses the research supporting the practice of early intervention. (Barbara J. Smith, ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Children, 1988) ...