Early Childhood Educational Environments (Ages 3-5) Code Crosswalk

DESE Code

Description

SSD Educational Environment

DESE Code

Description

SSD Educational Environment

00A4

In regular early childhood program 10+ hours and receives majority of sped services in regular program – Children with disabilities receiving the majority of hours of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program, and the child attends a regular early childhood program at least 10 hours per week.

123, 200, 300, 500, 1100, 1201, 1301, 1403

00A5

In regular early childhood program 10+ hours and receives majority of sped services in another location – Children with disabilities receiving the majority of hours of special education and related services in some other location, and the child attends a regular early childhood program at least 10 hours per week.

123, 200, 300, 500, 1100, 1201, 1301, 1402

00A6

In regular early childhood program less than 10 hours and receives majority of sped services in regular program – Children with disabilities receiving the majority of hours of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program, and the child attends a regular early childhood program less than 10 hours per week.

123, 200, 300, 500, 1100

00A7

In regular early childhood program less than 10 hours and receives majority of sped services in another location – Children with disabilities receiving the majority of hours of special education and related services in some other location, and the child attends a regular early childhood program less than 10 hours per week.

123, 300, 500

00B1

Separate Class – Children with disabilities who receive special education and related services while attending a special education program in a class with less than 50 percent non-disabled children. Do not include children who also attend a regular early childhood program.

123, 300, 500, 1100, 1201, 1301, 1403

00B2

Separate School – Children with disabilities who receive special education and related services in public or private day schools designed specifically for children with disabilities. Do not include children who also attend a regular early childhood program.

123, 300, 1100, 1201

00B3

Residential Facility – Children with disabilities who receive special education and related services in publicly or privately operated residential schools or residential medical facilities on an inpatient basis. Do not include children who also attend a regular early childhood program.

 

00B4

Home – Children with disabilities who receive special education and related services in the principal residence of the child’s family or caregivers, and who did not attend an early childhood program or a special education program provided in a separate class, separate school or residential facility. Include children who receive special education both at home and in a service provider location. The term caregiver includes babysitters.

100, 123, 1100

00B5

Service Provider Location – Children with disabilities who receive all of their special education and related services from a service provider, and who did not attend an early childhood program or a special education program provided in a separate class, separate school, or residential facility. For example, speech instruction provided in private clinicians’ offices, clinicians’ offices located in school buildings, hospital facilities on an outpatient basis, and libraries and other public locations. Do not include children who also receive special education at home. Children who receive special education both in a service provider location and at home should be reported in the Home category.

123, 300, 500, 1100

 

Early Childhood Least Restrictive Environment Descriptions:

100 - Home (EC)

123 - Itinerant Service Outside the Home (EC)

200 - Early Childhood Setting

300 - Early Childhood Special Education Setting

400 - Separate School (EC)

500 - Part-time Early Childhood/Part-time Early Childhood Special Education

700 - Residential Facility (EC)