Who else could be involved?
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 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.
Professional Development
Professional Support Coordinator Queensland
www.pscq.org.au
Phone: 1800 112 585 (Toll free)
PSCQ is a project of the Health and Community Service Workforce Council. The PSCQ coordinate professional support in Queensland by:
- consulting child care services on what they need
- developing training calendars and programs
- managing specialist service providers who provide direct support, training and resources to child care services.
Support provided covers areas such as quality assurance, management and early education practices.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Professional Support Unit
www.ipsu.org.au
Phone: 1800 110 869 (Toll free)
IPSU performs the same role as the PSC except they work with Australian Government funded Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-run child care services. They also help PSCs to support child care services that employ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and/or care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
Noahs Ark Specialist Equipment
Noahs Ark Specialist Equipment Pool
www.noahsark.net.au
Phone: 1800 112 585 (Toll free)
Noah’s Ark Specialist Equipment Program provides equipment for loan to child care services, building on their capacity to include children with high physical support needs.
Noahs Ark Resource Library
www.noahsark.net.au
Phone: 1800 112 585 (Toll free)
The Noah's Ark Resource Library and Advisory Service provide resources for loan to child care services building on their capacity to provide quality inclusive childcare. The Resource Library will provide up-to-date information and resources on child care practice, research findings and assist in meeting the inclusion and professional support needs of eligible child care services. General resources are provided on loan to eligible child care services and include in-service training materials, fact sheets, journals, textbooks and professional literature, as well as other resources that support quality programs such as books, literature, resources and toys that support cultural inclusion and bilingual education for child care workers and children.
Bicultural Support Pool
Multicultural Development Association
www.mdainc.org.au
Phone: 1800 112 585 (Toll free)
Bicultural Support Pool: Multicultural Development Association (MDA) is contracted by PSCQ to provide bicultural support including advice, resources and workers to child care services about the inclusion of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Call 1800 112 585 or email mailbox@mdabne.org.au to communicate.
