AUSTRALIA · GRANT
Inclusion Support Program Guidelines
Inclusion Support Program (ISP) Guidelines The Inclusion Support Program (ISP), administered by the Australian Government Department of Education, offers \$85,000,000 in total available funding to enhance the capacity of eligible Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services. This grant is categorized under Child Care (131001) and Education Support (131…
Key facts
- Agency
- Department of Education
- Location
- National
- Status
- Open
- Opened
- 02 Oct 2025
- Closing
- Ongoing
- Funding
- $85M
- Categories
- 131001 - Child Care, 131002 - Education Support
Summary and scope
The focus of the ISP program is aimed at building the inclusion capacity and capability of eligible CCS approved ECEC services, where there are barriers to the participation of children with additional needs, with their typically developing peers. The program helps to ensure all children have genuine opportunities to access, participate and achieve positive learning outcomes as per the Approved Learning Frameworks. The program also assists services to implement their quality, inclusive and equitable obligations under the National Quality Framework (NQF) and in accordance with the National Quality Standard (NQS) and Approved Learning Frameworks.
Eligibility
ECEC services eligible for support through the program are services that have been approved by the department for the provision of the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) under the Family Assistance Law.
Source and freshness
Source update date not provided
Information shown is sourced from public opportunity records. Official buyer documents and addenda take precedence for deadlines, eligibility and submission requirements.