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What is the Inclusion Support Program?

The Inclusion Support Program (ISP) provides support for eligible mainstream Early Childhood Education and Care services (ECEC) to address inclusion barriers and build their capacity to include children with additional needs; providing them an opportunity to learn and develop alongside their typically developing peers.

Inclusion Development Fund

The Inclusion Development Fund (IDF) provides funding to assist eligible Early Childhood Education and Care services (ECEC) to address barriers to inclusion that cannot be resolved by support provided by an Inclusion Agency or the Specialist Equipment Library. There are four discrete streams of Inclusion Development Funding.

For Services

Information for Services

For Families

Information for Families
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Strategic Inclusion Plan

A self-guided inclusion assessment and planning tool for early childhood education and care services.

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  • Guide

Complete Application Guide for Services

Innovative Solutions Support is one stream of funding available to eligible early childhood education and care services through the Inclusion Development Fund (IDF). It provides funding for flexible and tailored inclusion support that goes beyond the scope of Inclusion Agencies to provide.

  • Innovative Solutions
ISS application guide for services
  • Video

Overview for Support Providers

From June -December 2023, the IDF will be piloting a new application process for Innovative Solutions Support. From June -December 2023, the IDF will be piloting a new application process for Innovative Solutions Support. This webinar looks at what these changes mean for Support Providers, including an overview of the Price Guide.

  • Innovative Solutions
Support Provider Webinar
  • Fact Sheet
  • Guide

Role of the Additional Educator Information Sheet

This information sheet answers frequently asked questions about the role of the Additional Educator subsidised through the Inclusion Development Fund (IDF) under the Inclusion Support Program (ISP).

  • Additional Educator
  • Immediate/Time Limited
Role of additional educator