CALIFORNIA
IDEA, Part B Child Count and Percentage of Population Served,
by Age and by Race/Ethnicity
1999 Through 2003
		Child Count
		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5		58,491	57,651	58,456	60,265	61,950
by Age	3 Years	11,907	12,048	12,422	12,815	14,047
	4 Years	21,499	21,079	21,188	21,886	21,800
	5 Years	25,085	24,524	24,846	25,564	26,103
by Race/Ethnicity	American Indian/Alaska Native	394	365	374	387	417
	Asian/Pacific Islander	3,475	3,718	3,924	4,213	4,689
	Black (not Hispanic)	5,478	5,034	4,948	4,842	4,770
	Hispanic	23,836	24,187	25,445	26,547	27,695
	White (not Hispanic)	25,308	24,347	23,765	24,276	24,379

		Percentage of Population¹
		1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total Ages 3 Through 5		3.73	3.72	3.84	4.07	4.20
by Age	3 Years	2.36	2.41	2.51	2.64	2.85
	4 Years	4.09	4.05	4.21	4.43	4.48
	5 Years	4.67	4.63	4.74	5.09	5.27
by Race/Ethnicity	American Indian/Alaska Native	4.01	4.38	4.70	5.15	5.84
	Asian/Pacific Islander	2.20	2.38	2.56	2.83	3.16
	Black (not Hispanic)	4.62	4.46	4.58	4.70	4.78
	Hispanic	3.31	3.30	3.50	3.71	3.88
	White (not Hispanic)	4.51	4.51	4.52	4.78	4.82
------------------------------------  ¹Percentage of population is calculated by dividing the child count by the population estimate for children in the age or race/ethnicity category and multiplying the result by 100 to get a percentage.   The population estimates used for 1999 are intercensal estimates based on the 1990 and 2000 Censuses. For 2000 through 2003, population data are July 1 estimates, released October 2004.  These data are based on the 2000 decennial census.  The population estimates are from the Population Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division..   U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis Systems (DANS). Data as of October 2004.

CALIFORNIA
Number and Percentage of Part B Children Ages 3-5
Served in Different Educational Environments
1999 Through 2003
	1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Early Childhood Setting	11,734	20.1	24,916	43.2	24,908	42.6	25,876	42.9	25,500	41.2
Early Childhood Special Education Setting	29,364	50.2	20,897	36.2	21,835	37.4	22,735	37.7	23,868	38.5
Home	2,952	5.0	833	1.4	767	1.3	833	1.4	1,003	1.6
Pt Early Childhood/Pt Special Education Setting	4,059	6.9	5,903	10.2	5,742	9.8	6,485	10.8	7,139	11.5
Residential Facility	25	<0.05	24	<0.05	19	<0.05	22	<0.05	25	<0.05
Separate Facility¹	541	0.9	178	0.3	183	0.3	194	0.3	193	0.3
Itinerant Services Outside Home²	9,053	15.5	4,756	8.2	4,891	8.4	3,970	6.6	4,022	6.5
Reverse Mainstream Setting²	763	1.3	144	0.2	111	0.2	150	0.2	200	0.3
All Preschool Environments	58,491	100.0	57,651	100.0	58,456	100.0	60,265	100.0	61,950	100.0

Percentage of Part B Children Ages 3-5
Served in Different Educational Environments, by Disability
2003
Disability	Early Childhood	Early Childhood Special Education	Home	Part-time Early Childhood Special Education	Separate Facility¹	Itinerant Services Outside Home²	Reverse Mainstream²	All Environments
Specific Learning Disabilities	64.8	26.1	0.2	7.6	<0.05	0.7	0.5	100.0
Speech/Language Impairments	43.2	31.9	1.6	13.6	0.1	9.3	0.2	100.0
Mental Retardation	26.2	63.8	1.1	7.3	0.8	0.7	0.2	100.0
Emotional Disturbance	43.3	44.6	0.6	7.6	1.3	1.3	1.3	100.0
Multiple Disabilities	24.4	65.9	2.8	4.4	1.7	0.3	0.5	100.0
Hearing Impairments	28.0	57.1	2.4	8.0	2.0	2.1	0.4	100.0
Orthopedic Impairments	31.6	54.9	2.4	8.0	0.5	1.3	1.3	100.0
Other Health Impairments	31.3	54.8	2.4	8.2	0.4	1.9	1.0	100.0
Visual Impairments	31.8	53.5	3.1	6.7	2.9	1.6	0.4	100.0
Autism	33.9	54.7	2.1	7.2	0.8	0.9	0.4	100.0
Deaf-Blindness	20.7	55.2	6.9	10.3	3.4	0.0	3.4	100.0
Traumatic Brain Injury	25.3	66.7	2.7	5.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	100.0
Developmental Delay	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
All Disabilities	41.2	38.5	1.6	11.5	0.4	6.5	0.3	100.0
------------------------------------  % = (Number in Environment ÷ Number in All Preschool Environments) * 100.  These columns sum to 100%.  ¹Separate Facility includes residential facilities and separate schools.  ²The "Itinerant Services Outside Home" and "Reverse Mainstream" environments are optional categories   that states can use when reporting data.    Please see Data Notes for an explanation of individual state differences on how data are reported.  Data based on December 1 counts, updated as of July 2004.  U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, Data Analysis Systems (DANS).