Supporting Children with Additional Needs
The Supporting Children with Additional Needs (SCAN) program provides funding to Community Services funded preschools, occasional care and vacation care services to support the inclusion of children with additional needs in mainstream services.
The funding is provided through a brokerage model. The target group for the SCAN Program is Service Providers requiring assistance to support the access and inclusion of children with additional needs enrolled in their service. Additional needs may include:
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delayed developmental or diagnosed disabilities
- challenging behaviours
- severe chronic health problems
- moderate to severe language delays
The SCAN target group has been amended following the inclusion of per child funding for ATSI and CALD children through the new preschool funding model.
The changes to the SCAN target group and other amendments to the SCAN program are detailed in the SCAN Program Guidelines.
Under the current SCAN program, funding is distributed through eight non-government organisations. See a list of the SCAN organisations in each network area
Funding allocated to SCAN in 2010/11 is over $ $12.8 million. This an increase of 3.1 percent on the funding provided in 2007/08.