Support and connection for young children with disability or developmental concerns

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open competitive process to apply to deliver services under the National Early Childhood Program for Children with Disability or Developmental Concerns (NECP) – ‘Support and connection for young children with disability or developmental concerns’ grant opportunity from December 2022 to June 2025. One provider or consortia will be preferred to deliver this grant opportunity, with face-to-face sessions delivered in all states and territories. This grant opportunity will provide regular, facilitated community-based supports to young children (aged 0 to 8 years) with disability or developmental concerns across Australia. The supports should aim to increase individual children’s readiness for educational environments, and provide opportunities for children with disability or developmental concerns to socialise with peers who have disability or developmental concerns and their siblings in a supported, and family-centred environment. Examples of community-based supports may include but are not limited to: supported playgroups with mixed activities facilitated group stories and imaginative play times facilitated group art and music programs. This grant opportunity will connect with the grant opportunity “Support and connection for parents and carers of young children with disability and developmental concerns”, with applications for both grant rounds open now.