IDEA Part B funds services to children ages 3 through 21. Five types of data are collected about the implementation of this part of the law: a child count, a count of the number of personnel employed, a count of children served according to the educational environment in which they received services, a count of the number of students exiting special education according to the basis of exit, and a count of the number of children disciplined. A brief description of each data type is provided below. Consult the Part B Data Collection History and Fact Sheets for a summary of the data collection history, data dimensions, and considerations for analysis of each data type. For a description of the Part B data, visit About This Site.

IDEA Part C funds services to children ages birth through 2. Five types of data are collected about the implementation of this part of the law: a child count, a count of children served according to the program setting in which they receive services, a count of the number of children exiting Part C according to the basis of exit, the early intervention services provided, and number of personnel employed to serve these children. A brief description of each data type is provided below. Consult the Part C Data Collection History and Fact Sheets for a complete description, collection history, data dimensions, and considerations for analysis of each data type. For a description of the Part C data, visit About This Site.