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The service works with the Inclusion Agency to apply for the subsidy for an Additional Educator.

A quick guide and full guide are available to support you to navigate the exciting changes to the Strategic Inclusion Plan on the IS Portal introduced in June 2024.
There is a Checklist to help services to ensure your IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator application is complete and accurate, prior to submission to your IP for endorsement.
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The IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator provides per hour funding to subsidise the employment of an additional educator. The intention is to increase the educator to child ratio in the care environment to support the inclusion of children with additional and ongoing high support needs, alongside their typically developing peers.
Children with additional and ongoing high support needs may include:
The IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator is available to support the inclusion of children with ongoing high support needs including:
A child with ongoing high support needs requires significant additional support from educators, resulting in the need for an increased ratio over and above the recommendations under the National Quality Framework for that age group.
The service seeking funding is responsible for demonstrating that due to the needs of the child (or children) and the inclusion barriers, strategies and actions identified, an Additional Educator is required to increase the educator to child ratio in the care environment to facilitate inclusion of all children.
Each care environment requiring support of an additional educator requires an individual Inclusion Support Case to be completed on the IS Portal. The Inclusion Development Fund has an annual capped funding allocation, which is set each financial year. In the event that demand exceeds available funding allocated within the capped program, funding will be prioritised to support children with a diagnosed disability and children awaiting a disability diagnosis.
The IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator cannot be approved for the following purposes:
The service works with the Inclusion Agency to apply for the subsidy for an Additional Educator.
Services make claims retrospectively and receive payments for the IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator through their Child Care Software.
Services must report any changes in the care environment, as per the ISP Guidelines, as this may impact on the funding approval for the care environment.