Additional Educator
The IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator provides funding to centre based services to subsidise the employment of an additional educator to increase the educator to child ratio.
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.
For other important information, including providing NDIS related Documentary Evidence, click here
The IDF provides funding to assist eligible services to address a barrier to inclusion that cannot be addressed by the support of an IA. There are four streams of IDF funding – subsidy for an Additional Educator, Immediate/Time Limited Support, Family Day Care Top Up and Innovative Solutions. Each stream has different eligibility criteria, application processes and approved funding purposes.
The IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator provides funding to centre based services to subsidise the employment of an additional educator to increase the educator to child ratio.
Immediate/Time Limited Support enables centre based services to immediately engage an Additional Educator for a limited period of time.
The Family Day Care (FDC) Top Up provides a fee top up payment to an educator, where the inclusion of a child with additional needs results in the educator being unable to enrol the maximum number of children as allowed under the National Law.
