Roles and Responsibilities

Service providers are responsible for delivering inclusion support and professional development based on the principles below. Both the Department and service providers have a role in supporting good practice and maintaining linkages with service providers funded under the Inclusion and Professional Support Program (IPSP) and in related programs.

The following principles highlight the delivery of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program:

Equity of Access - eligible child care services, regardless of their geographic location or service type, will have equitable access to support services provided by the IPSP.

Inclusion - the IPSP supports child care services to be inclusive of all children.

Professional Workforce - the IPSP will support an increase in the professionalism of the child care workforce and will be proactive in meeting the needs of the child care workforce and child care service management.

Quality - the IPSP assists child care services to provide quality child care by actively promoting the National Quality Framework.

National Consistency - child care services across Australia can expect to have access to IPSP services that are delivered in an efficient, flexible, culturally appropriate and timely manner.

Integrated Approach - IPSP service providers will develop organisational relationships that support an integrated approach to service delivery.

Capacity Building and Strengths-Based Approach - the IPSP service providers will use a strengths-based approach to support child care services to build their capacity to provide high quality child care.