The District of Columbia (DC) Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), or DC Early Intervention Program (DC EIP), is the lead agency for administering Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004, and its implementation.The District of Columbia established new eligibility criteria beginning July 1, 2018. The new criteria is now 25 percent or more delay in at least one of the developmental areas rather than a 50 percent in one area or 25 percent in two areas.

The State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2018 details the work of OSSE towards improving outcomes of infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. This SPP/APR is due Feb. 3, 2020 and covers FFY 2018 (July 1, 2018 - June 30, 2019). It is divided into eight results and three compliance national indicators. C-11 the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) will be submitted on April 1, 2020. This annual data collection and review process allows OSSE to make data-based decisions that ensure the appropriate allocation of resources to areas of greatest need. As the lead agency for IDEA, Part C, OSSE sets high expectations, provides resources and support, and exercises accountability to ensure a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system that provides high-quality early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and their families. As the single point of entry for infants and toddlers with suspected developmental delays and disabilities from birth to the third birthday, the District of Columbia Early Intervention Program (DC EIP) identifies and evaluates infants and toddlers with suspected developmental delays and provides high-quality, age appropriate early intervention services for eligible children and their families. OSSE DC EIP is committed to ensuring that all children who need early intervention services are able to access them. DC EIP Child Find partners conduct weekly outreach, provide targeted communications, and have well-developed partnerships that ensure all families are aware of DC EIP services and supports. DC EIP has built awareness, enhanced its feedback loops with referring partners, offered monthly screenings and restructured playgroups to include developmental screenings.

In the District of Columbia the DC EIP is the only program and it serves all the children in Part C.