Early Childhood Intervention Australia — Supporting children with
disabilities & their families
Early Childhood Intervention is the process of providing..
- specialised support & services
- for infants & young children who have developmental delays or
disabilities, and their families
- in order to promote development, well-being & community participation
Early childhood
usually includes children from birth to 6 years of age.
Specialised support & services
- can be provided by a variety of professionals, such as:
- speech pathologists
- physiotherapists
- occupational therapists
- music therapists
- psychologists
- psychiatrists
- audiologists
- optometrists
- paediatricians
- nurses
- teachers.
The goal of ECIA
is quality early childhood intervention in Australia.
ECIA aims to:
- provide a national focus and forum
- promote the public profile of Early Childhood Intervention
- facilitate effective liaison and advocacy in the community
- foster quality information and service provision
Membership is open to anyone interested in Early Childhood Intervention
Early childhood intervention…
- Good for children
- Good for families
- Good for communities
Contact
ECIA National Secretariat
PO Box 4752
North Rocks NSW 2151
Ph: 02 9873 2593
Fax: 02 9873 2740
See Chapters for state/territory chapter
contact information.
Early Childhood Intervention Awareness Week 2006 (dates soon to be posted)
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