Include Me.

Include Me, in partnership with KU Children’s Services and Gowrie NSW, is the provider of the NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency.

The NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency is part of the Inclusion Support Program which aims to build the capacity and capability of educators to address participation barriers for all children through implementing quality inclusive practices.  The NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency employs a team of Inclusion Professionals who assist services to identify barriers to inclusion by: 

• helping services build inclusion capability and capacity
• working with services to develop a Strategic Inclusion Plan
• providing access to the Specialist Equipment Library
• helping services apply for Inclusion Development funds (IDF) for more challenging barriers.

Visit inclusionagencynswact.org.au for more information.

The IDF provides funding to assist eligible services to address a barrier to inclusion that cannot be addressed by the support of an IA.

There are four streams of IDF funding:

• Additional Educator
• Immediate/Time Limited Support
• Family Day Care Top Up
• Innovative Solutions.

Each stream has different eligibility criteria, application processes and approved funding purposes.

For more information, visit the Department of Education's website.

Children and Parenting Support is an Australian Government initiative, designed to support families with young children aged 0-12 years, living in the Wollongong region. A range of support programs and activities are available for families, including parenting workshops, playgroups, school holiday activities and joint programs with other support services.

For more information on the Children and Parenting Support Program, contact:
Email: [email protected]

That’s the thing about kids; they keep growing (bless their cotton socks). When it is time for the transition to big school, Big Fat Smile can point you in the right direction for practical support, community events, information and current research.

Check out the Illawarra Transition to School Project’s website transitiontoschool.com.au

Supported playgroups operate to assist children and families with identified needs in their development and readiness for school. Include Me works in partnership with other agencies to provide supported playgroups in the Illawarra.

For more information on the supported playgroups contact:
Jane Warren
Phone: 0407 220 979