The Inclusion and Professional Support Program
The Inclusion and Professional Support Program (IPSP) is an integrated and consolidated approach to meeting the inclusion and professional support needs of child care services and is an important part of the larger Child Care Support Program.
The Inclusion Support Program funds the Inclusion Support Agencies (ISAs) and Inclusion Support Subsidy Provider (ISSP) to support eligible child care services to develop their capacity to include children with ongoing high support needs.
The program supports child care services to build their capacity to create an environment and opportunities for children to participate in universal learning and development activities that are developmentally appropriate, as well as culturally and linguistically sensitive.
The aim of the IPSP is to promote and maintain high quality care and inclusion for all children in eligible child care services, by increasing the skill level of carers, service staff and management in line with nationally consistent priorities.
