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ARIZONA EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM. Primary Service Settings Documenting Settings on the IFSP. State Reporting Requirement. States must report annually to OSEP on the primary early intervention service setting for all children reported in the annual Child Count report
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ARIZONA EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM Primary Service SettingsDocumenting Settings on the IFSP
State Reporting Requirement • States must report annually to OSEP on the primary early intervention service setting for all children reported in the annual Child Count report • This data are reported on 618 Table 2, Settings • The due date for this report is February 1 each year.
Local Reporting Requirement • Each local early intervention program must provide early intervention service setting data to DES AzEIP for all children with IFSPs • Programs must report setting for each service on the IFSP • Programs must report the primary service setting for each child with an IFSP • Settings data is reported by local programs in the database submitted to DES AzEIP
Settings Data Collection • For each service on the IFSP, identify the service setting: • Home- the principal residence of the child’s family or caregivers • Community-based- Setting where children without disabilities typically are found. Includes child care centers and family child care, preschools, early childhood centers, libraries, parks, grocery stores • Other- Settings that are not home or community-based. Includes hospitals, clinics, programs for children with disabilities
Settings Data Collection • For each IFSP, identify the primary setting • Primary setting is the setting in which the child receives the most hours of early intervention services • Based on the setting information on the IFSP • The setting data on the IFSP is entered into the database (ACTS, Focus, ECFE) • See the Settings FAQ for more information.