Which of the following is NOT one of the five domains assessed to determine eligibility for ECI?

• A. Social/emotional
• B. Sleep patterns
• C. Motor
• D. Communication

Answer: (B)

In Early Childhood Intervention eligibility decisions, teams evaluate five developmental domains to identify delays: social-emotional development, cognitive development, communication, motor development, and adaptive development (self-help/daily living skills). Sleep patterns are not one of these formal domains. Sleep is vital for overall health and can affect development across these areas, but it isn’t a standalone domain used to determine eligibility. Therefore, Sleep patterns is the item that does not fit as a domain assessed for eligibility. The other domains—social-emotional, cognitive, communication, motor, and adaptive development—are the ones actually evaluated in these determinations.