Table 4. Primary Care Physicians' Perceived Barriers.^a.

	Major Barrier (%)	Minor Barrier (%)	Not a Barrier (%)
Schools do not have enough special education slots or services for all children who qualify	45	34	21
Special education evaluations take too long	32	40	28
Parents do not follow through on referrals to schools	23	61	16
Children referred to special education do not qualify	17	51	32
Parents think school-based services are of lower quality than private or hospital-based services	17	51	32

^aResponse to “Please rate the following in terms of whether they are barriers to your 3- to 5-year-old patients receiving special education services?” (N=248).