Understanding Your Child’s Preschool IEP Guide

Students with disabilities have a right to a free appropriate education in the most inclusive setting possible.

Evaluations are conducted to determine eligibility for special education programs and services.

If there is a concern about a preschool child’s development, families and professionals can learn how to refer a child for preschool special education services.

Learn more about the IEP team and types of IEP meetings.

Get a better understanding of the key documents you’ll need at an IEP meeting and throughout the special education process.

Explore options to resolve special education problems at school.

New York City provides a variety of affordable early childhood programs for eligible children birth to five years old.

If your preschooler may require special education programs or services, use this form letter to request an evaluation.

You are entitled to copies of your child’s educational records. Here is a sample letter you can use to make this request at your child’s school or local CPSE office.

You can request a meeting with your preschooler’s IEP team at any time to discuss making changes to the IEP. Here is a sample letter that you can send to request the CPSE meeting.

Learn more about what an IEP meeting looks like, who should attend, and how to effectively advocate for your child.