Priority of Access criteria If more eligible children are seeking a place at a kindergarten service than there are places available, children are required to be prioritised based on the following: High priority children Process that could be used to verify need(s) Children at risk of abuse or The child is: neglect and children in Attending a three year old kindergarten program Care through Early Start Kindergarten or Access to Early Learning, or referred by: Child Protection Child and family services (family services referral and support team, Child FIRST) Maternal and Child Health nurse Out-of-Home Care provider Aboriginal and/or Torres Family identifies the child as an Aboriginal and/or Strait Islander children Torres Strait Islander Asylum seeker and refugee Appropriate visa that identifies the child and/or parents children as a refugee or asylum seeker Children eligible for the Children or parents who hold a Commonwealth Care Kindergarten Fee Subsidy Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card and multiple birth children Children with additional The child is: needs, defined as children: assessed as having delays in two or more areas and is who require additional declared eligible for a second year of funded assistance in order to fully kindergarten participate in the approved for Kindergarten Inclusion Support Package, kindergarten program or who require a referred by: combination of services Early Childhood Intervention Service which are individually planned Preschool Field Officer Maternal and Child Health Nurse or Enhanced who have an identified specific disability or Home Visiting Nurse, or developmental delay holds a Child Disability Health Care Card
Priority of Access criteria If more eligible children are seeking a place at a kindergarten service than there are places available, children are required to be prioritised based on the following: High priority children Process that could be used to verify need(s) Children at risk of abuse or neglect and children in Care The child is: Attending a three year old kindergarten program through Early Start Kindergarten or Access to Early Learning, or referred by: Child Protection Child and family services (family services referral and support team, Child FIRST) Maternal and Child Health nurse Out-of-Home Care provider Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children Family identifies the child as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Asylum seeker and refugee children Appropriate visa that identifies the child and/or parents as a refugee or asylum seeker Children eligible for the Kindergarten Fee Subsidy Children or parents who hold a Commonwealth Care Card, Pensioner Concession Card, Veteran’s Affairs Card and multiple birth children Children with additional needs, defined as children: who require additional assistance in order to fully participate in the kindergarten program who require a combination of services which are individually planned who have an identified specific disability or developmental delay The child is: assessed as having delays in two or more areas and is declared eligible for a second year of funded kindergarten approved for Kindergarten Inclusion Support Package, or referred by: Early Childhood Intervention Service Preschool Field Officer Maternal and Child Health Nurse or Enhanced Home Visiting Nurse, or holds a Child Disability Health Care Card