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Professional Development and Networking Events

We will be providing a range of professional development and networking events for educators in community-based preschools across the Sydney Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, Illawarra and Penrith areas.

These workshops will bring educators together and provide relevant information about areas related to including children with disability and additional needs.

Topics covered may include:

Positive behaviour support

Individual learning plans

Working with visiting professionals to promote inclusion

Understanding how the NDIS relates to preschool inclusion

Identifying and raising concerns about children’s development

The Preschool Inclusion TeamOur team of experienced early childhood and special education teachers provide inclusion consultancy support to educators in community-based preschools in the Sydney Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, Illawarra and Penrith areas.

Sector Capacity Building

Contact UsFor more information on Preschool Inclusion Consultancy contact preschool.inclusion@ku.com.au

KU Children’s Services 129 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000www.ku.com.au

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Preschool Inclusion Consultancy support for educators in community-based preschools

The Sector Capacity Building; Preschool Inclusion Program

KU Children’s Services has been funded by the NSW Department of Education to support educators in community-based preschools in the Inner West and Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, Illawarra and Penrith to:

1. Increase their capacity to include children with disability and additional needs on the same basis as their peers.

2. Enable equitable education outcomes for children with disability and additional needs consistent with the five outcome areas of the Early Years Learning Framework (Identity, Connectedness, Wellbeing, Confident and Involved Learners, Communication).

3. Understand the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) as it relates to the delivery of supports for children through the Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) approach within an educational setting.

How can Preschool Inclusion Consultants support educators?

We can:

Link with you over the phone to discuss inclusion at your preschool

Provide free inclusion consultancy visits to your preschool

Provide free professional development and networking sessions

Support educators to reflect on practice

Support a team approach to guiding children’s behaviour

Support you to collaborate with visiting professionals e.g. therapists

Link you with support such as applying for Disability Inclusion Program funding for children with high learning support needs and other practical resources

Provide current information about where to refer families for further support

Visits from Preschool Inclusion Consultants

The focus of the visit will be upon supporting educators to reflect upon and address any inclusion barriers for children with disability or additional needs

Preschool Inclusion Consultants can visit to spend time in your environment and also to talk with educators

Preschool Inclusion Consultants can provide coaching and mentoring support to educators in relation to including children with disability and additional needs at your service

Preschool Inclusion Consultants can work with you to evaluate results of assessments and consider whether further referral is needed

Preschool Inclusion Consultants can work with you to develop your skills in having conversations with families around areas which may be challenging

Visits can be arranged approximately twice per term

Our team of experienced early childhood and special education teachers provide inclusion consultancy support to educators in community-based preschools in the Sydney Inner West, Eastern Suburbs, Illawarra and Penrith areas.