A family whose child is receiving services from an early intervention program may want their child to transition directly into a community child care center or preschool for reasons such as socialization and communication development, or family child care needs. The early intervention service providers, the parents, the local education agency and special education personnel, and the community program providers develop a transition plan for the child to begin in the community program. The steps in this transition include the determination of eligibility and the development of the educational plan at the IEP or IFSP meeting, the determination of community options, a discussion of issues to be addressed such as classroom, transportation or equipment needs for the child, and the development of a plan for monitoring transition once child is place in the new program.