Coordinates statewide early childhood special education services that are designed to evaluate and provide intervention to children with special needs within local communities. Services include developmental screenings, comprehensive evaluations, and specialized instruction. Comprehensive evaluations are available when there is a concern about developmental delay or special need. For specialized instruction children must meet program guidelines for developmental delay or risk factor.

Provides ten hours a week of publicly funded pre kindergarten education during the school year. Children must be enrolled in the publicly funded pre kindergarten program with their home districts. Child Care Financial Assistance payments are established by family eligibility and a child's enrollment and attendance in child care services. School districts will pay the tuition to a pre qualified private provider for 10 hours of pre-K education, even if the parents are already receiving a full-time child care subsidy to pay for full-time child care.