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Important Notice

The IDFM Office will close for phone and email queries at 1pm on Monday 23 December 2024 and reopen at 9am on Thursday 2 January 2025. The IDFM team will continue to assess applications during this period. All enquiries received during this period will be responded to as soon as possible when the IDFM Office reopens.


Great news – Improvements to the IS Portal & New Resource for Services!

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.

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.


Current application processing timeframes for IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator:

The demand for support through the Inclusion Support Program has resulted in a high volume of applications being submitted for IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator. Applications are being assessed as efficiently as possible, but unfortunately this is currently not within the usual timeframes. Thank you for your patience at this time.

Please go to the Important Information page for further information and updates.


Contact the IDFM in relation to the following:

  • If the service no longer requires the Immediate/Time Limited Support approval, services must notify the IDF Manager within 10 business days. The service will be required to provide the date that the funding should cease and a reason funding is no longer required by completing the Final Review Form.
  • If there are changes to the circumstances in the original application, services must notify the IDF Manager within 10 business days. The IDFM will discuss the impact of this change and what action is required by the service to cease or apply for a change to the approval.
  • The service experiences a Change of Service Ownership or CCB Approval ID. Services are requested to notify the IDFM within 30 days of the change. For further information please refer to the FAQs.

Changes in the care environment

The IDF Subsidy for Immediate/Time Limited Support can only be approved once for a service for the same child. If you require ongoing support from an Additional Educator to include the child, you should apply for the IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator.

Please Note: Requests for IDF Subsidy for an Additional Educator must be submitted on the IS Portal a minimum of 4 weeks prior to date the support is required.