Inclusion Support Program (ISP) ✅

Visual stonly guide on how to apply for ISS through PRODA a Provider Digital Access.
https://stonly.com/sl/99e64419-fc15-4eec-9678-cc1f46e518e1/Steps/

The Inclusion Development Fund (IDF) provides funding to help eligible education and care services address a barrier to inclusion that requires extra resources. Your local Inclusion Professional can support you to apply for funding. 

The Inclusion Support Program (the program, ISP) is a key component of the Government’s Child
Care Safety Net, which commenced in July 2016, as an early element of the Child Care Package,
introduced in 2018. The Child Care Safety Net aims to give the most vulnerable children a strong
start, while supporting parents or carers to increase their activity including work, study and training.

What is inclusion?

Inclusion, as stipulated in the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) involves:
taking into account all children’s social, cultural and linguistic diversity (including learning styles,
abilities, disabilities, gender, family circumstances and geographic location) in curriculum decision making processes. The intent is to ensure that:
• all children’s experiences are recognised and valued
• all children have equitable access to resources and participation, and opportunities to
demonstrate their learning and to value difference

A quick guide: 
https://idfm.org.au/uploads/main/idfm/IDFM-Resources/Task-card-for-completing-an-Inclusion-Support-IS-Case.pdf

Legislative authority:
The program’s legislative authority has been established through its inclusion in Schedule 1AB of the
Financial Framework (Supplementary Powers) Regulations 1997 (Financial Framework
(Supplementary Powers) Amendment (2015 Measures No. 9) Regulation 2015 refers).

Element 3.2.1: Inclusive environment:
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/guide-nqf/section-3-national-quality-standard-and-assessment-and-rating/quality-area-3-physical-environment/standard-32-use/element-321-inclusive-environment

Standard 6.1: Supportive relationships with families:
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/guide-nqf/section-3-national-quality-standard-and-assessment-and-rating/quality-area-6-collaborative-partnerships-families-and-communities/standard-61-supportive-relationships-families 

Please see attached Inclusion Support Program Guidelines: