Relatively little research focuses on the incidence of declassification among young children who are transitioning from a special education preschool program to kindergarten. The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the continuity of eligibility for special education from preschool to kindergarten as well as to determine whether or not there is a relationship between the assigned preschool placement and continued eligibility. The primary research question is whether or not children enrolled in a preschool special education program will continue to meet the eligibility requirements for special education and related services following the reevaluation necessary prior to transitioning to kindergarten. It is hypothesized that 75% of the students who met the criteria for special education and related services in preschool will continue to meet the eligibility requirements upon transitioning to kindergarten. The second research question is whether the special education placement of the child in preschool is a predictor of continued eligibility for special education and related services upon transitioning to kindergarten. It is hypothesized that there is a relationship between the assigned preschool special education program and continued eligibility, with those students who were placed in a self-contained preschool disabilities program accounting for at least 50% of the population transitioning to a special education kindergarten program. Special education records from an urban New Jersey school district were accessed to determine whether those 125 students who met the state eligibility criteria for special education in preschool continued to meet the eligibility requirements upon transitioning to kindergarten. Furthermore, the preschool special education placements of these students were examined in order to determine whether or not placement in a self-contained program was a greater predictor of continued eligibility. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]