Part 4 Responses to Determine Eligibility to Join the Better Start for Children with Disability Initiative Early Intervention Service Provider Panel
Criterion 1
Part A
Please include in your response:
- a description of services delivered, including the clients served;
- the period over which the services have been provided;
- evidence of outcomes achieved;
- networks and linkages and how these are utilised to meet client needs.
The above dot points should be used to help guide your responses. You should add further information if applicable, within the word/character limit, which will assist your application.
Part B
Please refer to the Better Start for Children with Disability Early Intervention Service Provider Panel Operational Guidelines for:
- the list of intervention domains under which you will need to list the specific services and interventions you propose to deliver.
- Information about services and interventions that are considered in and out-of-scope.
The final list of services and/or interventions to be delivered by a service provider will be approved by FaHCSIA and delivered by the applicant as agreed upon in the funding agreement negotiation.
Where appropriate, interventions that are specific to particular disability type should be listed.
For example, your responses could be structured in the following way:
Sight impairment
Self-care
- (intervention)
- (intervention)
- (intervention)
Self regulation
- (intervention)
- (intervention)
- (intervention)
Hearing Impairment
Language acquisition
- (intervention)
- (intervention)
- (intervention)
Criterion 2
Your responses to Criterion 2 are an opportunity to provide more details about your achievements and successes in providing early interventions to children with disability.
Please include in your response:
- evidence about the link between the interventions you provide and the expected outcomes;
- how you work with children, families and other providers to achieve expected outcomes; and
- where possible provide examples.
For further information, please refer to the Better Start for Children with Disability Early Intervention Service Provider Panel Operational Guidelines.
Criterion 3 (a)
The information in the table below may assist you to complete the table in the application form.
| Intervention Type/s | Provider and Delivery Location | Name and Description of Intervention/Service | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
Please refer to Better Start Early Intervention Service Provider Panel Operational Guidelines for further information on the intervention domains.
| Please provide the trading name of the organisation and the location where the service will be delivered. | Please provide the names of specific interventions,services or programs. If the intervention, service or program has a specific name please provide a short description e.g. "ABC Program" Occupational therapy to improve sensory processing, functional fine motor skills, visual perception and motor skills. | Please ensure you provide the cost per hour of service. If you deliver services as “sessions” or over a period of time such as a term, you can indicate this, but you must provide total number of hours in the session or term. |
Criterion 3 (b)
Please provide details of how you monitor and assess a treatment plan at the pre- post- and interim phases of care. Please include information of how you would take into account other early intervention services that a child may be receiving. Where appropriate, please provide examples.
Criterion 4
The staffing profile must include all early intervention workers, including consortium members and sub-contractors (if applicable), who will be delivering early intervention services to eligible children.
Information about eligibility requirements for membership of the Early Intervention Service Provider Panel is included in the Better Start for Children with Disability Early Intervention Service Provider Panel Operational Guidelines. You are strongly advised to read the relevant sections.
Applicants must demonstrate that they provide eligible interventions and that these interventions are delivered by qualified and experienced early intervention specialists. You must meet these requirements to be a member of the panel.
Criterion 5
Please include in your response, where appropriate:
- a description of the strategies that you are using or plan to use to engage with the identified client groups;
- any relevant links that you have with other service providers and the service system; and
- use of innovative technology to deliver services.
For further information, please refer to the Better Start for Children with Disability Early Intervention Service Provider Panel Operational Guidelines.
The above dot points are provided to assist you to develop your responses. They are suggestions only and you should add further information, within the word/character limit, that will assist your application.
Referee Details
Written referee report
Please copy and paste ONE written reference (of no more than 350 words) into the text box provided.
The written referee report must be from one of your nominated referees.
The system is not capable of accepting scanned copies of the written referee report.