AZ FIND Info for Public Education Agencies (PEAs)
Child find is a component of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA ’04) that requires Public Education Agencies (PEAs) to locate, identify, and evaluate all children with disabilities, aged birth through 21, located within their boundaries of responsibility who are in need of early intervention or special education services.
Requirements
Child find applies to children who are:
- Suspected of having a disability, even though they are advancing from grade to grade
- Highly mobile, such as migrants and the homeless
- Wards of the state
- Private school students
- Homeschool students
Note: Charter schools identify, locate, and evaluate all children with disabilities within their population served who are in need of special education and related services.
Child Find Resources
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) 34 CFR § 300.11
- Child Find Policies and Procedures
- Q&A: Child Find
- FAQ: Certificates of Educational Convenience for Students with Disabilities
- School District Considerations for Parentally-Placed Private School Children with Disabilities
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES PLACED BY THEIR PARENTS IN PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Screening Information
Screening Resources
Birth to Five
PEA Resources
Posters
8" x 11" Posters
- Early Childhood
- Primera infancia
- We Help All Children Succeed - English
- Ayudamos a todos los niños
- It's Never Too Late
- Nunca es demasiado tarde
Public Awareness
- AZ FIND Brochure
- AZ Buscar Folleto
- Traveling the Special Education Highway
- Viaje por la Autopista de Educación Especial
- Public Awareness Ideas
- Memo for health care providers, day care centers, and community organizations
- Press Release
Sample Forms
AZ FIND Contact Information
Program Coordinator, Stefanie Sharkey
Phone: 520-770-3175
Page revised 07/2026