First Look at the Characteristics of Children and Families Entering Early Intervention Services. NEILS Data Report 1. National Early Intervention Longitudinal Study.

摘要

Here, we report the first information on children and families available from NEILS-information reported by early intervention professionals about children and families who were enrolling in early intervention for the first time. This report provides a partial answer to the question who are the children and families receiving early intervention services. This report presents data on the gender, race/ethnicity, age at entry and reasons for eligibility of children receiving early intervention. It also presents information about families receiving public assistance and children in foster care who are receiving early intervention This is only the first look at these issues; we will learn much more about the children and families as additional data become available over the course of the study. The remainder of this section briefly summarizes the methodology of the study. Findings are presented in Section 2. The final section summarizes what has been learned, discusses the significance of the findings, and highlights next steps in the NEILS analysis agenda. Appendix A presents detailed information about the study's methodology. Appendix B contains information on the various disabilities of children found eligible to receive early intervention services. Appendix C contains additional data tables related to the analyses presented in the report.