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The Desired Results system is an accountability initiative of the California Department of Education (CDE) developed to determine the effectiveness of its child development and early childhood special education services and programs. The system ensures that children who are enrolled in state-funded preschool programs benefit from those programs. Central to the Desired Results System are the assessment instruments that measure children’s progress. These instruments, the Desired Results Developmental Profiles (DRDP), comprise the child assessment component of the Desired Results system. All preschool-age children with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) participate in this assessment system. The Desired Results access Project assists the California Department of Education, Special Education Division (SED), in implementing the DRDP Assessment System to measure the progress of California's preschool-age children with IEPs.

The Desired Results access Project web site offers information and resources to assist special educators, administrators, and families in participating in the Desired Results assessment system. You can view and download the two Desired Results assessment tools used with preschool-age children with IEPs: the PS DRDP-R (including instructions for use with children with IEPs) and the DRDP access.

Further information regarding all other components of the Desired Results system for children in child development programs funded by CDE can be found at The Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project.

Updated 06/15/09