The Inclusion Support Program (ISP)

     The ISP has a focus on building early education and care services (ECEC) ability and confidence to include children with 
     additional needs and relying less on ISP funding support.

The ISP consists of three key elements:

Inclusion Agencies (IA)

Each state and territory has an Inclusion Agency contracted to assist eligible services to build their capacity and capability to provide and embed inclusive practice in their delivery of early learning programs. KU Children's Services manages the NSW/ACT IA in partnership with Include Me and Gowrie NSW. 
Click here for information about IA providers in each state and territory. 

Inclusion Development Fund (IDF)

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.  

Inclusion Development Fund Manager (IDFM)

KU Children’s Services, in partnership with Include Me, is the IDFM and is contracted to provide a nationally consistent and equitable management of the IDF. Further information about the role of the IDFM and the IDF is available on the IDFM website.

ECEC services accessing inclusion support through this program are making a commitment to building their capacity and capability to ensure inclusion practices are part of their everyday service delivery.

The development of a Strategic Inclusion Plan (SIP) is the first step to accessing support from the Program, including funding through the IDF.