OBJECTIVES: The aim is to study the functional abilities and create functional classification of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Zagorje County, based on the classification of gross and fine motor skills and associated impairments. Classification was performed based on Surveillance of Cerebral Palsy in Europe (SCPE) criteria. The specific aim is to analyse motor and cognitive functions in children with spastic and dyskinetic type of CP. The study was conducted in Krapina - Zagorje County and designed as a population – based study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The research included 44 patients with CP ranging in age from 4 to 17 yeras old. An analysis of functioning in our research encompassed participants at all levels of classification of motor skills. Children were monitored using the National Register titled “C28 RCP - HR Register of Cerebral Palsy in Croatia” and the data was collected using the county register. We used standardized and complementary functional classification systems for cerebral palsy to analyse motor, cognitive, language and speech functions (GMFSC, BFMF, CFCS, Viking speech scale). We used GMFM 66 (Gross Motor Function Measure) to evaluate motor function. RESULTS: The results show that the majority of children had bilateral spastic CP (64 %), followed by unilateral spastic (23 %) while the representation of dyskinetic CP was 9 % and ataxic CP 4 %. Based on the classification of gross and fine motor skills, 43 % of children had the ability to walk, 11 % of children walked with assistive mobility devices, while 46 % of children had a low functional level. Patients with higher GMFM score had a better functional capacity and were classified with better GMFCS and BFMF levels. The study also analyzed associated impairments where a higher classification levels of motor impairment showed more associated impairments. The results showed that children with dyskinetic CP and severe motor impairment may possibly have mild cognitive impairment. CONCLUSION: We systematically presented the classification of cerebral palsy and characteristic of associated impairments. A functional profile was created for each respondent. An analysis of functioning included respodents at all levels of motor function classifications. Functional classification of the children with CP is an indicator of motor impairment but not of cognitive function. The level of intellectual impairment is not related to the type of cerebral palsy. The study did not prove that the higher levels of intellectual impairments are associated with dyskinetic type of cerebral palsy.