Inclusion Support Subsidy
"As a single provider we can ensure consistent provision of funding support to assist families in accessing high quality education and care for their children."
KU Children's Services, Australia's largest not for profit provider of early childhood education and care, is proud to have been selected as the National Provider of the Australian Government's Inclusion Support Subsidy (ISS) Program.
What is the Inclusion Support Subsidy?
The Inclusion Support Subsidy (ISS) is paid to child care services to support the inclusion of a child or children with ongoing high support needs.
The ISS is a contribution towards the costs associated with employing an additional child care worker. In Family Day Care and In Home Care the ISS can also be used as a payment in recognition of the impact on the carer of the additional care and attention required by children with ongoing high support needs.
The ISS is limited to a flat hourly rate, which is determined by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and is indexed annually.
Children with ongoing high support needs include those with a diagnosed disability, children undergoing continuing assessment for a disability and humanitarian refugee children.
As of 30 July 2009 (and updated July 2011) DEEWR have released revised ISS Guidelines
For more information please visit the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) website.