Inclusion Support Program: new fund manager, updated guidelines released

Deloitte has started as the new Inclusion Development Fund Manager (IDFM) for the Inclusion Support Program (ISP), coinciding with the release of updated program guidelines.

As the fund manager, Deloitte will: 

  • assess funding applications from early childhood education and care (ECEC) services
  • recommend outcomes to the department. 

We have published updated ISP Guidelines alongside this change. The updates: 

  • make it easier for ECEC services and Inclusion Agencies to understand and apply the program
  • do not represent any policy changes
  • will better support consistent, high-quality inclusion practices across the sector. 

Service continuity remains our priority. ECEC services can continue to access to inclusion support as usual. 

Deloitte will retain the current toll-free IDFM phone number: 1800 824 955. 

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