Qualifications for Services for Children with Developmental Delay

Tri-County Special Education Association     105 E. Hamilton Rd., Bloomington, IL 61704 309/828-5231/ 115 W. Johnson St., Clinton, IL 61727 217/935-6231/ 812 Lincoln Ave., Lincoln, IL 62656 217/732-2316

Those children, ages 3 through 5, who are experiencing a delay in physical development, cognitive development, communication development, social or emotional development, or adaptive development. With this developmental delay there must also be a related disability from one of the 13 categories (300.7)(226.75), which requires special education/related services.

To Qualify for ECSE Services:

Age 3 – 5

A delay as specified below in the developmental areas of physical, cognitive, communication, social or emotional, or adaptive:
            (circle appropriate criteria)

• 2 standard deviations in one developmental area
• 1.5 standard deviations in two or more developmental areas
• Three year-old children
• 11month delay in one developmental area
• 9 month delay in two or more developmental areas
• Four year-old children
• 14 month delay in one developmental area
• 12 month delay in two or more developmental areas
• Five year-old children
• 18 month delay in one developmental area
• 15 month delay in two or more developmental areas

Documentation of a disability during the eligibility conference which relates to one of the 13 disability categories