1. Early Childhood Intervention Australia NSW/ACT
October/November 2016

2. What is ECI & ECEI? What is Early Childhood Intervention?
Specialised support and services for infants and young children with disability and/or developmental delay and their families
Important for the adults who have the deepest relationships and spend the most time with the child to be skilled up to provide intervention on an ongoing basis
What is Early Childhood Early Intervention?
NDIS approach for children aged 0-6 years
Delivered by experienced ECI services
7 Functions

3. ECEI
ECEI - 7 Functions
Information Gathering and Profile Development
Community Connections
Initial Supports & responses
NDIS Access Recommendations
NDIS Plan development
NDIS Plan handover
NDIS Plan review
Some children may only access 1 of the first 3 functions, others will need ongoing NDIS support (functions 4 -7)
NDIA tender for ECEI community partners in ACT, SA, parts of Qld & Vic – to be in place from March 2017 (depending on area)

4. ECEI - NSW transition to June 2018
Appointment of ECEI Transition Providers
ADHC approaching a selection of existing ADHC funded ECI services currently undertaking ECEI type functions
October 2016 for year 1 areas
Early 2017 for year 2 areas
‘Opt in’ ECIs will continue to receive a proportion of existing ADHC ECI funding
ECEI Transition Providers will be able to deliver IFP supports
Will work with ‘existing’ and ‘new’ participants
Continued role for all providers working with children
NBM – extension to existing 4 ECEI pilots

5. Sector Update
Year 1 children have not yet transitioned – full ADHC payments made in July, August, September & October
Year 1 children will transition once ECEI is in place
Continuity of Support due to residency status – People will be supported as participants in the NDIS
Third Party Verification for Early Childhood Supports – exemption for sole traders and small consortia – details at this link

6. 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.

7. NBM/Hunter Research
Conducted by SPRC on behalf of ECIA NSW/ACT – DSS funded
Literature Review, Interviews, Forums, Case Examples
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

8. ECIA Supports/Projects
Leap Pad Learning/PD:
ECI Practice & Skills
Does This Child Need Help?
ECIA NSW/ACT State Conference (May 2017)
Value for Money Webinars
Developing a Working Together Agreement for ECEC/ECI practitioners
Inclusion Together Blog:

9. www.ecia-nsw.org.au www.facebook.com/ecia.nsw
Thank you
ECIA Contact Details – Telephone
Margie O’Tarpey
Lorraine Heywood
Lyndal Le Bas