Project summary

Objective

The Disability and Inclusion Program provides funding and support to enable children with disability and additional needs in community preschools to participate in a quality early childhood education program on the same basis as their peers. Under the Disability and Inclusion Program, the department provides funding support to community preschools for children with high learning support needs to develop and deliver a child’s individual learning plan (ILP). The aim of the ILP is to support a child’s specific learning requirements to enable them to participate in the educational program on the same basis as their peers.

Benefits

Funding and support to enable children with disability and additional needs in community preschools to participate in a quality early childhood education program on the same basis as their peers.

What will success look like?

Children with disability and additional needs in community preschools participate in a quality early childhood education program on the same basis as their peers.

How will you measure success?

An evaluation of the Disability and Inclusion Program will commence in 2021. This includes evaluating High Learning Supports Needs (HLSN) funding. The evaluation will assess how these components lead to intended outcomes for children.

What are the key project milestones?

HLSN applications are submitted by services to the department during 4 main rounds, as well as 4 minor rounds, for each calendar year. Following assessment of applications during each round, services with eligible applications receive funding to support children with disability and additional needs at their service.