Moving from Early Intervention to PreK: What Parents and Caregivers Want to Know

This guide is for parents, teachers, administrators, and others to help them learn about the educational rights of children who have disabilities and receive special education and related services.

This resource includes information on the Illinois early intervention program, including why EI services are important, how to find out whether a child is eligible for the EI program, information about starting and leaving EI services, information about families’ legal rights, and questions frequently asked by families.

This tip sheet discusses the steps involved in a successful transition out of the early intervention system.

Early intervention providers should begin the transition planning process six months before a child turns 3. This provides families with time, information, and resources to learn about the transition.

This resource guide provides a list of books and DVDs that are available for checkout to Illinois residents, along with additional transition resources.

This parent-friendly resource focuses on what to expect at a transition meeting and how to prepare your family and child for the transition out of early intervention.

This workbook was developed by parents, early intervention, and early childhood personnel to provide information for parents approaching their child’s transition from Early Intervention services to early childhood services.