The National Disability Insurance Agency has released guidelines for Early Childhood Supports for the first time. The NDIA’s ‘Early childhood approach’ is for children under the age of seven, with developmental delay, developmental concerns, or disability. This new approach will also not require the child to undergo a diagnosis in order to access support.
This new NDIA Early childhood approach aims to help parents, carers or legal representatives to support their child to learn new skills. This approach will also assist with helping the child to develop, while taking part at home and in their own community.
The guidelines cover areas such as:
What is early childhood intervention?
Through specialised supports and services, the NDIA is able to give children with developmental delay or disability the assistance they need to support their individual and family’s wellbeing, their connection to community and their own development.
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How does the NDIA work with young children and their families?
Through an evidence-based approach that is family-centred and strengths-based.
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What is the aim of the NDIA’s early childhood approach?
To provide parents and carers with the support and education they need in a timely manner, so they are able to manage and respond to their child’s needs, while also increasing the child’s activities and connection to community.
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What does the early childhood approach look like?
It starts with providing parents and carers with the information on community and mainstream services and receiving support from allied health professionals that are catered to each individual child. Support and advice is also available from early childhood partners who can connect you to the services that best meet the needs of your child.
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What is an early childhood partner?
Funded by the NDIS, early childhood partners are local organisations that deliver the early childhood approach in communities right across Australia. These partners have been picked due to their skillsets, expertise and their focus on delivering family-centred supports using a practice-based model.
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For more information on the National Disability Insurance Scheme’s Early Childhood approach, please click here.
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