The passage of Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) has created both significant opportunities and formidable challenges for the delivery of early intervention services to infants, toddlers, and their families. In describing new service delivery approaches, this important reference offers fundamental guidance to professionals in this time of change by suggesting concrete strategies for personnel development, policy application, and early intervention practice.

Revised and expanded from the previously titled Council for Exceptional Children classic, Early Childhood Special Education: Birth to Three, this completely updated volume will be as lauded as its predecessor. This second edition is essential to early interventionists, early childhood educators, and service providers in their efforts to meet the requirements of federal legislation and deliver quality services to children and families.