Proud Sponsors of the NCSI:

Education Experience  www.edex.com.au
Offers a 15% discount to all NCSI members.
Educational Experience offers the widest range of quality resources at the best prices. Their extensive product range caters from babies to secondary school students, so they really are your "one stop educational resource shop"!

Rapid Clean
Offers discounted cleaning products and items to all NCSI members. Please contact them on (02) 4956 2499 and quote your NCSI membership number.

Modern Teaching Aids  www.teaching.com.au
Offers a 10% discount to all NCSI members who place an order directly with Scott Young (Area Representative).
Modern Teaching Aids, established fifty years ago, is Australia's leading supplier of quality, Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary School Resources. Our philosophy of building knowledge is centred on providing an extensive and contemporary product selection that encourages motivated, thoughtful and active children.

Related links:

Samaritans SCAN Schemes  www.samaritans.org.au
The Samaritans SCAN Schemes provides funding to support the access and inclusion of children with additional needs to eligible DoCS-funded children’s services such as Community based Preschools and Occasional Care Centres. Funding is targeted for children with disabilities, children with challenging behaviours, children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Early Childhood Intervention Program – Hunter  www.ecicphunter.com.au
The ECICP is a joint initiative of the NSW Government Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Education and Training and the Department of Health, in conjunction with the NSW Department of Community Services and the Commonwealth Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA, NSW Chapter) and non-government agencies.

National Childcare Accreditation Council Inc.  www.ncac.gov.au
National Childcare Accreditation Council is responsible for quality assurance for family day care, long day care and out of school care services. Preschools are not included in this system.

Community Childcare Co-operative  www.ccccnsw.org.au
Provides information on training, news, updates, publications and advocacy for children’s services in NSW.

Family Assistance Office  www.familyassist.gov.au
Supports families with a range of payments and information.

Department of Community Services  www.community.nsw.gov.au
Governing body for licensing children’s services.  Also provides child protection services, parenting support and early intervention, foster care, adoption services and help for communities affected by disaster.

Early Childhood Australia  www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Provides information and publications relating to all those who have a role in supporting children’s growth and development.

NACBCS  www.cccinc.org.au

The National Association of Community Based Children's Services is the peak representative body for all Australian community owned children's services including Long Day Care and Out of School Hours Care services. NACBCS is an unincorporated non-profit organisation.