Excerpt from: New York Times (click for full article)
Across the country, advocates for people with disabilities said that preschool children receive a patchwork of services. In New York, private contractors provide therapy, but state auditors found that companies have diverted government funds to pay for rent and landscaping for executives, among other improper uses.
In some places, the transition from early intervention to preschool special education is smooth, but in others, said James Wendorf, executive director at the National Center for Learning Disabilities, bureaucratic problems lead to delays.
“The handoff to schools is difficult even under the best circumstances,” Mr. Wendorf said. “Are they doing the best they can? If they are doing the best they can, their best is not good enough.”
In Chicago, pediatricians and coordinators of Head Start programs who work with children with learning disabilities said they also were frustrated at delays in getting children placed in preschool special education programs.
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