Percentage of infants/toddlers, ages 9 through 35 months, who received a developmental screening using a parent-completed tool in the past year
Developmental screening is an efficient, cost-effective way to identify potential health or behavioral problems. In primary health care settings,…
State’s Part C eligibility criteria include infants and toddlers who are at risk of having substantial developmental delays
The federal Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, which is Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education…
Percentage of infants/toddlers receiving services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Part C
Early intervention services, also known as the Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities, provide services for infants and…
Timeliness of Part C services
Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs) are early intervention plans for children, ages birth to three, who qualify under the…
Number of infants/toddlers
We use vintage 2021 population estimates for the number of infants and toddlers in the United States. The estimates…
Percentage of infant/toddler population
TThe denominator is the total population of all ages, based on the Census Bureau's vintage 2021 population estimates. The…
Percentage of infants/toddlers who are Hispanic
The denominator is the total population of all ages, based on the Census Bureau's vintage 2021 population estimates. The…
Percentage of infants/toddlers who are non-Hispanic White
The denominator is the total population ages 0-2, based on the Census Bureau's vintage 2021 population estimates. The numerator…
Percentage of infants/toddlers receiving the recommended doses of DTaP, polio, MMR, Hib, HepB, varicella and PCV vaccines by age 19 through 35 months
Vaccines are important for infants and toddlers because many of the diseases vaccines prevent are more common, and more…
Medicaid plan covers infant and early childhood mental health services
Mental health concerns arising during the first years of life can develop into serious problems if not identified and…
State Medicaid plan covers social-emotional screening for young children (ages 0 through 6 years) with a tool specifically designed for this purpose
Because young children’s social-emotional development is so critical to their present well-being, as well as their later success, an…
Percentage of families with infants/toddlers living below 100 percent of the federal poverty line that receive TANF benefits
The Temporary Aid to Needy Families program (TANF) was designed to help lower income families with minor children with…
Housing instability (percentage of infants/toddlers who have moved three or more times since birth)
The stability of housing—as measured by the frequency of residential moves—plays a role in young children’s well-being. Frequent moves…
Crowded housing (percentage of infants/toddlers who live in crowded housing)
Overcrowded living conditions can also be associated with negative outcomes. In homes where families are crowded, parents may have…
Percentage of infants/toddlers living in unsafe neighborhoods, as reported by parents
Living in neighborhoods that are unsafe can be a source of stress and may pose threats—through violence or pollutants—to…
Percentage of households with infants/toddlers experiencing low or very low food security
A lack of sufficient nutritious food is associated with a number of serious health, behavior, and cognitive deficits in…
Percentage of families with infants/toddlers who report “family resilience”
How families cope with challenges can make a difference in their overall well-being. Children who learn that families can…
Maltreatment rate per 1,000 infants/toddlers
Infants and toddlers are the age group most likely to suffer abuse and neglect, accounting for more than a…
Percentage of infants/toddlers exiting foster care achieving permanency who are reunified, placed with guardian, placed with non-guardian relative, or adopted
Young children fare best when they experience stable and consistent caregiving. One stated goal of the child welfare system…
Number of infants/toddlers who have been removed from home and placed in foster care, per 1,000
Unstable conditions at home can cause infants and toddlers to be placed in out-of-home care.The denominator is the number…