The document provides data gathered from 1,379 questionnaire responses of 1,428 Head Start programs on the status of handicapped children as of March 15, 1976. A brief summary of data findings (such as that 95% of Head Start programs serve at least one handicapped child, and that 45 states met the mandate to provide handicapped children with at least 10% enrollment opportunities in full year Head Start programs) is presented. The bulk of the document is composed of data tables for nine major areas: responses to the survey; numbers, types of handicapping conditions, and severity of handicaps; outreach and recruitment; referrals and diagnosis; special services for the handicapped; special physical facilities; special equipment and materials; staffing and staff training; and data tables by state and geographic entity. Appended is the 172-item questionnaire organized into five sections: general information; staffing; staff training; physical facilities, equipment, and materials; and enrollment of handicapped children and services provided. (CL)