1. Early Childhood Intervention Australia NSW/ACT
August/September 2016

2. Early Childhood Early Intervention Approach
Community Partners Industry webinars (NDIA website)
Community Partners Tender (ACT, SA, parts of Victoria/QLD)
ECEI funding levels (average $1,704-$2,061 per place dependent on service area)
NSW transition arrangements – tbc
NBM – extension to existing 4 ECEI pilots

3. Sector Update
Children in cohort 2 have not yet transitioned – Understand full ADHC payments made in July & August
Continuity of Support due to residency status – People will be supported as participants in the NDIS
Transdisciplinary Early Childhood Intervention packages - NDIA 2016/17 Price Guide stated quotes required - latest NDIA advice quotes not required but price still varies
Support Coordination – opportunity

4. NBM/Hunter Research
Conducted by SPRC on behalf of ECIA NSW/ACT – DSS funded
Literature Review, Interviews, Forums, Case Examples – full report available from 08/09/2016
Documents changes in Collaboration, Services, Funding & Business Models & Implications for ECI Best Practice
Sector Implications:
Lack of understanding of the Transdisciplinary model (outside ECI)
Increased visibility of the multiple providers working with families
Ensuring clearer understandings on what constitutes inclusion
Policy issues to be taken forward
Future service models & practice implications

5. Resources to Support Families
Raising Children Network (via a project funded by the NDIA):
Early intervention and the NDIS
What is early intervention?
The NDIS approach to early intervention
NDIS early intervention support: children aged 0-6 years & over 7 years
Choosing NDIS service providers: what to look for - links to ECI Best Practice Guidelines
New NDIS Ready & NDIS Ready Communications Toolkit – NDIA
My NDIS Pathway Brochure - now available in: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Filipino, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Macedonian, Samoan and Vietnamese.

6. ECIA Supports/Projects
Leap Pad Learning/PD:
ECI Practice & Skills
Does This Child Need Help?
ECIA National Conference (September)
ECIA NSW/ACT State Conference (May 2017)
Value for Money Webinars
Building Organisational Capacity to Manage Change and Stress
Developing a Working Together Agreement for ECEC/ECI practitioners
Inclusion Together Blog: