Special Education Environment (Placement) Codes

The following special education placement codes must be assigned at the student level.

Note: Codes 40-48 are for children ages 3-5 only.

Code	Definition
Codes for Regular Early Childhood Programs (head start, kindergarten, preschool, group child development) for children ages 3-5
40	Attends a regular early childhood program at least 10 hours per week and receives the majority of hours of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program
41	Attends a regular early childhood program at least 10 hours per week and receives the majority of hours of special education and related services in some other location
42	Attends a regular early childhood program less than 10 hours per week and receives the majority of hours of special education and related services in the regular early childhood program
43	Attends a regular early childhood program less than 10 hours per week and receives the majority of hours of special education and related services in some other location
Codes for Special Education Programs (includes less than 50% non-disabled children) for children ages 3-5
44	Special Education Classrooms in: Regular school buildings Trailers or portables outside regular school buildings Child care facilities Hospital facilities on an outpatient basis Other community-based settings
45	Separate schools
46	Residential facilities
47	Home
48	Service Provider Location
Codes for Children with Disabilities Ages 6-21
28	Inside regular class 80 percent or more of the day
29	Inside regular class no more than 79% of day and no less than 40% of the day
30	Inside regular class less than 40 percent of the day
31	Separate school
32	Residential facility
33	Homebound/Hospital
34	Correctional facilities
35	Parentally Placed in Private Schools