Early Childhood Intervention Services Who can I contact?

Linking families to services and providing ٠ Early Childhood Intervention access and coordination of services such Services as respite Education and developmental programs ٠ Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS) Additional support to improve access and ٠ support children with a disability or participation in kindergarten and child care developmental delay form birth to school entry, services and their families. Assisting with the move to school ٠ Parent support ٠ These services build on opportunities for Flexible Support Packages to ease some of ٠ learning and development that are provided at home and through Maternal and Child Health the additional pressures on parents of Centres, child care, and kindergarten. children with disabilities and developmental delays who have high support needs. ECIS recognise that families are children’s first and most influential teachers. ECIS complement the services that are available to all children, including: Families are the primary influence on children’s Maternal and Child Health Service ٠ .learning and development Kindergarten ٠ A child-and-family-centred approach based on a Community Health Centres ٠ partnership between parents and professionals Regional Parenting Services ٠ is at the core of ECIS. Child Care Services ٠ Play Groups ٠ The overall aim of these services is to provide Occasional Care ٠ parents and families with the knowledge, skills and support to meet the changing needs of their child and to optimise the child’s development Who can refer a child to Early and ability to be part of family and community Childhood Intervention Services? life. Parents may refer their child to ECIS. Providing they have parent or guardian consent a range of What do Early Childhood people including paediatricians, general Intervention Services provide? practitioners, maternal and child health nurses, child care professionals and kindergarten teachers may also make referrals. ECIS provide a range of specialist services for families with children who have a disability or Your privacy is protected—information you developmental delay, prior to school entry. share with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development and other service The range of specialist services includes: providers is confidential. Information and advice that addresses the ٠ Referrals are made to ECIS Intake in your individual needs of the child and family Region. Refer to the regional phone numbers Supporting families to help their child’s ٠ inside this brochure. development

Information on services can be obtained ECIS Intake South Western Region between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday at: For local government areas of Brimbank, ECIS Intake North Eastern Victoria Region Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton, Moonee Valley, Wyndham. For local government areas of Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash, Email: [email protected] Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges: Phone 1300 333 232 Email: [email protected] For local government areas of Moyne, Warrnambool, Corangamite, Southern Glen Waverley office: Phone 1300 662 655 Grampians, Glenelg. For local government areas of Alpine, Benalla, Email: [email protected] Greater Shepparton, Indigo, Mansfield, Mitchell, Phone 1300 333 232 Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Towong, Wangaratta, Wodonga. For local government areas of Ballarat, Ararat, Northern Grampians, Hindmarsh, West Benalla office: Phone 1800 627 391 Wimmera, Horsham, Moorabool, Golden Plains, ECIS Intake South Eastern Victoria Region Hepburn, Pyrenees, Yarriambiack. For local government areas of Bayside, Email: [email protected] Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater Phone 1300 333 232 Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington, Port Phillip, Stonnington. Please note that children residing in the local Email: [email protected] government areas of City of Greater Geelong, , Surf Coast or Colac- Phone 1300 720 151 Otway Shires fall within the Barwon National For local government areas of Bass Coast, Baw Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial site Baw, East Gippsland, Latrobe, South Gippsland, and are required to apply for support through Wellington. the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) not ECIS. Please contact the NDIA for further Email: [email protected] information. Phone 1800 800 110. Phone 1300 720 151 Updated July 2015 ECIS Intake North Western Victoria Region For local government areas of Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, Yarra. Email: [email protected] Coburg office: Phone 8393 4512 For local government areas of Greater Bendigo, Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Central Goldfields, Mount Alexander, Swan Hill, Buloke, Gannawarra, Campaspe. Email: [email protected] Bendigo office: Phone 1300 363 514 For the Rural City of and township of Robinvale. Email: [email protected] Mildura office: Phone 50510981

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