The InclusionImprovement Plan (IIP) assists educators to focus on their needs, goals and actions to facilitate the inclusion
of all children within an identified care environment.
When developingtheIIP an early childhood education and care (ECEC) service and educators aredocumenting actions to build their capacity to effectivelyincludeall children including those with additional needs. Children with additional needs for the purpose of the Inclusion and Professional Support Program (IPSP) are those:
- with disability, including children with ongoing high support needs
- from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds
- from a refugee or humanitarian intervention backgrounds
| The IIP includes the Quality Areas of the National Quality Standards (NQS) to assist services to inform the Quality Improvement Plan (QIP) and to use as evidence to support the NQS assessment and ratings process. |
who are Indigenous
Educatorswillregularly evaluate their progress and achievements againstthe IIP and developa new IIP at least every 12 months. New IIPsmust be informed by the evaluation of the previous IIP and the growth in capacity to include all children.
Tip sheets, aimed at assisting services and Inclusion Support Facilitators (ISFs) when developing and evaluating an IIP, are available on the KU website www.ku.com.au. Section F.1 of the IPSP Guidelines provides an overview of IIPs on the Department of Education website at docs.education.gov.au/node/3226.
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| ECEC service details | Inclusion Support Agency (ISA) details | ||||||
| Name: | Name: | ||||||
| Care Environment: | Care type: | ISA Region Number: | |||||
| Name of Coordinator/Director: | Name of ISF: | ||||||
| Telephone: | Fax: | Telephone: | Fax: | ||||
| Email: | Email: | ||||||
| Location Address: | Location Address: | ||||||
| B.Service Review What are the issues and dynamics that impact on the service’s capacity to include children with additional needs? | |||||||
| Educator Needs What are the issuesand practices which are impacting on the educators’ capacity to provide a care environment inclusive of all children? | |||||||
C. Educator Capacity Building Plan– Consider the National Quality Standards, including NationalLearning Frameworks such as EYLF and My Time, Our Placeand the service’s Quality Improvement Plan when developing this plan.Note:rows not requiring input may be deleted.
| Team Goals | Action Plan | Resources | Progress Notes |
| What outcomes do you want to achieve within this care environment? These goals address the educator needs and the issues identified in the service review | What are the steps you will take to reach your Team Goals? | What resources will be used to assist educators to provide a care environment inclusive of all children? | What has been achieved so far? What difference has it made? Are there any adjustments to your Action Plan? |
| QA 1 Educational Program and Practice | |||
| QA 2 Children’s Health and Safety | |||
| QA 3 Physical Environments | |||
| QA 4 Staffing Arrangements | |||
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| QA 5 Relationships with Children | |||
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| QA 6 Collaborative Partnerships with Families and Communities | |||
| QA 7 Leadership and Service Management | |||
DateIIPFinalised: _________________________Review date/s: ___________ ____________ ____________
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