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Improving Systems, Practices, and Outcomes

Part C National Program Data

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Section 618 Data

20 U.S.C. ยง1418 requires states to submit data about infants and toddlers who receive early intervention services under Part C (number and percentage of children served by race, gender, and ethnicity; settings for services; numbers of and reasons for children exiting services; disability categories, and more).

OSEP's Section 618 Data Products include the most current State Level Static Data Tables, current and past State Level Data Files, and related data products.

Child and Family Outcomes Data

States report outcomes data for children and families receiving Part C services on their Annual Performance Reports (APRs). National child and family outcomes data for Part C can be found in the annual Part C APR Indicator Analyses reports (see Indicators C-3 and C-4).

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Grants to States

Part C Grant Award Letters—with special conditions included where applicable—are sent to state lead agencies annually. The U.S. Department of Education releases actual and estimated State Allocation Tables for Part C grants (under Infants and Families).

See also: State Funding History Tables

Part C Infant and Toddler Program Federal Appropriations and National Child Count 1987–2023

  • FFY (Federal Fiscal Year): For example, in FFY 1991, 194,363 children were receiving services on December 1, 1990.

  • Dollars (Millions): Amount of IDEA Part C funds distributed to states. Source: Department of Education Budget Tables

  • Children Served: Number of Children in U.S. & Outlying Areas with an Individualized Family Service Plans (IFSP) in the Fall of each FFY. Source: IDEA Section 618 Data Products: Static Tables

  • Dollars per Child: Dollars (Millions) divided by Children Served.

  • Percentage of Population Served: Number of infants and toddlers ages birth–2 served under IDEA Part C, divided by estimated U.S. resident population ages birth–2, multiplied by 100.

Part C Infant and Toddler Program Federal Appropriations and National Child Count 1987–2023 (updated September 9, 2024)
FFY Dollars (Millions) Children Served Dollars per Child % of Population Served
1987 50.0 — — —
1988 67.0 — — —
1989 69.8 — — —
1990 79.5 — — —
1991 117.0 194,363 603 1.77%
1992 1 174.9 166,634 1048 1.41%
1993 1 213.2 143,392 1490 1.18%
1994 253.2 154,065 1643 1.30%
1995 2 315.6 165,253 1915 1.41%
1996 315.8 177,734 1775 1.54%
1997 315.8 187,348 1690 1.65%
1998 350.0 197,376 1777 1.70%
1999 370.0 187,355 1979 1.62%
2000 375.0 206,108 1820 1.78%
2001 383.6 232,810 1648 2.00%
2002 417.0 245,775 1697 2.07%
2003 434.2 268,735 1615 2.23%
2004 444.4 274,747 1616 2.25%
2005 3 440.8 284,536 1550 2.32%
2006 4 436.4 299,042 1458 2.41%
2007 436.4 305,392 1428 2.43%
2008 435.7 321,894 1354 2.52%
2009 439.4 342,544 1280 2.66%
2010 439.4 348,604 1259 2.67%
2011 5 438.5 342,821 1279 2.82%
2012 6 442.7 336,895 1314 2.79%
2013 7 419.7 333,982 1257 2.77%
2014 438.5 339,071 1293 2.82%
2015 438.6 350,581 1251 2.95%
2016 458.6 357,715 1282 3.00%
2017 470.0 372,896 1260 3.12%
2018 470.0 388,694 1209 3.26%
2019 470.0 409,315 1148 3.48%
2020 477.0 427,234 1116 3.70%
2021 481.1 363,387 1326 3.20%
2022 496.3 406,000 1222 3.66%
2023 540.0 441,515 1223 4.01%
  1. In FFY 1992 and 1993, a combination of factors appears to account for the apparent decline in child counts:
    • early inaccuracies, including duplicated counts in state data collection systems
    • inclusion in earlier years of children who only received some services and who did not necessarily have IFSPs
    • in the count for 1993, the decline in the reported number of children served in several large states masked the reports from 39 other jursdictions of increases in the number of children served
  2. FFY 1996 included $34 million to offset the elimination of funding for the Chapter 1 Handicapped Program.
  3. FFY 2005 was level funded from 2004 but there was a 0.8% recission.
  4. FFY 2006 was level funded from 2005 but there was a 1% recission.
  5. FFY 2011 was level funded from 2010, but there was a 0.20% across-the-board recission.
  6. FFY 2012 was initially funded at 443.5 million, but there was a 0.189% across-the-board recission.
  7. FFY 2013 was initially funded at 442.7 million. The 5.208% reduction is the effect of the sequester and an across-the-board cut in the final appropriation.