Outcomes and Objectives

The Inclusion Support Program aims to build the capacity of eligible child care services to include children from the following priority groups who require additional support to access mainstream child care services.

Outcome:

"promote and maintain high quality care and inclusion for all children in eligible child care services, by increasing the skill level of carers and service staff in line with nationally consistent standards".

Objectives:

The objectives of the ISP are to:

• provide all eligible child care services with access to a range of practical supports and assistance in line with nationally consistent guidelines
• provide all eligible child care services with inclusion support that is responsive to their needs and those of children from the identified priority groups
• ensure that quality inclusion support is delivered flexibly so that it is responsive to local needs, accessible to all eligible services, culturally appropriate and cost effective.