This guide for New York City parents of preschool children (ages 3 to 4) with possible disabilities is intended to provide necessary information about legal rights as well as a description of the evaluation and placement processes. Specifically addressed are the following topics: the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE); timing of eligibility for services; who can make a referral to the CPSE; what happens when the CPSE receives a referral; the evaluation site; the child's multidisciplinary assessment; the CPSE review meeting; recommendation for services; provision of services; itinerant services; the process if the CPSE decides the child is not eligible; the process if the CPSE and the Central Based Support Team (CBST) agree; the process if the CPSE and the CBST disagree; the process if the parent does not agree to the recommended services; the process if the parent does agree with the recommendations; a change of program or services; the parent's procedural due process rights; and roles of the CPSE and CBST. (DB)