For example, one child may receive 30 minutes of speech therapy two times a week while another child may receive 4 hours a day of specially designed educational activities, three times a week. The latter child has delays in cognitive, social and language skills. This child has greater special education needs and has IFSP goals and objectives that are addressed in many specially designed educational activities throughout the day. ECSE provides only the amount of service that the IFSP team determines necessary for the child to make progress on their special education goals and objectives. Extended Year Services ECSE defines Extended Year Services as services provided to eligible children during ECSE program breaks at their placement school or site.
Breaks occur at holidays, spring and during the summer months.
Extended Year Services Special education and related services designed to maintain a child s acquired skills and to reduce regression during periods of time ECSE is not in session. Most children lose skills during breaks from school but regain the lost skills in a short amount of time. There are some children with disabilities who have difficulty regaining skills after program breaks and may need extended year services to maintain their skills. Extended year services are special education and related services designed to maintain a child s acquired skills and to reduce regression during periods of time ECSE is not in session. IFSP team determines whether a child is eligible for extended year services .