Childcare Inclusion Funding & Training
Childcare & Preschool Consultancy
EarlyEd’s approach to supporting childcare centres and preschools is based on capacity building.
Our goal is to empower staff to support the inclusion of children with disabilities and their families.
We provide relevant, practical training that offers early childhood centres and preschools;
- knowledge,
- resources and
- support to implement the training into their centre and use the strategies and ideas with all children.
EarlyEd’s training programs are more than a workshop! We support you to implement your learning.
Funded Services for Early Childhood Centres
Innovative Solutions Support (ISS)
“Innovative Solutions Support funds flexible and alternative solutions to address inclusion barriers in services.
The ISS is available through the Inclusion Development Fund to assist eligible early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to fund innovative, flexible and responsive solutions to barriers to inclusion and embed inclusive practices.
It provides funding for flexible and tailored inclusion support that goes beyond the scope of support that can be provided by Inclusion Agencies.
Innovative Solutions Support provides flexible funding to empower services to carefully consider their inclusion challenges and take on an active role in finding solutions and build their capacity and capability to include children with additional needs.
For more information about ISS click here. Source.
EarlyEd has been delivering Innovative Solutions Support across Sydney since it first started in 2020.
Projects involve the engagement of an external provider who has relevant skills, experience and qualifications in relation to the identified inclusion barriers and can support the development of the service’s inclusion capacity.
Call EarlyEd on 9923 2727 and ask for the Project Manager to get your Innovative Solutions Project started.
We can help you co-design your project and tailor it to what the needs are at your service.
EarlyEd staff are qualified and experienced in working with ECEC services offering;
- mentoring,
- coaching,
- guided practice,
- hands on training and
- professional development to build your team’s confidence and skills in inclusive practice to support a range of children in your service.
More Than Just A Workshop: Training and Support for you to implement your learning!
How often do you go to training and then don’t use what you have learned despite your best intentions?
Training and Support
We provide tailored, inclusive, practical training that offers early childhood centres and preschools the knowledge, resources and support to implement the training into their centre and use the strategies and ideas with all children. EarlyEd’s training programs are more than a workshop because
our training provides you with:
- Individualised co-design information and training
- Practical positive approaches that can be used in your early childhood environments
- Follow up support to help you individualise, and consolidate and embed inclusive practices into your service from what you have learned.
Call us to discuss your needs.
Workshops & Training
How often do you go to training and then don’t use what you have learned despite your best intentions?
Training and Support
We provide tailored, inclusive, practical training that offers early childhood centres and preschools the knowledge, resources and support to implement the training into their centre and use the strategies and ideas with all children. EarlyEd’s training programs are more than a workshop because
our training provides you with:
- Individualised co-design information and training
- Practical positive approaches that can be used in your early childhood environments
- Follow up support to help you individualise, and consolidate and embed inclusive practices into your service from what you have learned.
Call us to discuss your needs.
Workshops and training
EarlyEd has certified practitioners in:
- Key Word Sign is the combination of manual signs and natural gesture, used to support communication. It is designed for use with children and adults who have communication difficulties.
Key Word Sign is used internationally and uses the signs of the host country. Therefore in Australia, we borrow signs from Auslan (Australian Sign Language).
“This training will show you how to use everyday conversations, play and daily routines to promote the communication and social development of all children, including those with language delays and those who are second language learners.”
EarlyEd can deliver workshops on a range of topics to match the individual needs of your centre including:
- Behaviour: It isn’t always what you see
- Supporting transition to school. School readiness skills
- Strategies to help children make friends
- Making SENSE of sensory processing
- Ready to learn through play
- Am I really supporting early literacy?
- Supporting children with Autism
- Having difficult conversations with families?
- Making music target the language goals you want
- Speech Development 0-5 years
- Identifying speech concerns or language delays
- The Pyramid Model
- Positive Behaviour Support
- Managing challenging behaviours
- Engaging Autistic children in play
- Hanen: Teacher Talk Training
- Identifying Concerns and Having Difficult Conversations
- Key Word Sign
- Augmentative and Assistive Communication
- More than just behaviour; Sensory Processing
- Inclusive practices and strategies for group time
- Helping families prepare for transitioning to school and using translated resources
- Toileting
- Developing Children’s Fine Motor Skills
- Music time and literacy
- Numeracy in early childhood
- Developing gross motor skills 0-5 years
- Inclusion in the Outdoor Space
Consultancy Services to Suit Your Centre's Needs
Coaching and Capacity Building to Include All Children in Educational Settings
Approach
One off or ongoing coaching approach.
Phase 1: Preparation: Scoping of the service and its needs. Meetings / Initial Visits.
Phase 2: Coaching and Information Sessions:
The information sessions will be designed to address the issues and areas you have identified. You will be able to relate it to your own situations and children. Practical activities and information about is the current evidence will support this learning.
Phase 3: Personalise: Follow Up Visits to embed practices.
Phase 4: Planning ahead: creating a long term plan for your centre.
Contact us to create an individualised plan and quote.
