Early Childhood Intervention

We believe that every child should have access to flexible, responsive services.

Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS) – previously known as BIG Steps at DPV Health, is Victorian Government funding for children with developmental delay or disability and their families, from birth up until they start school. Funding for Victorian ECIS has transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

Early Childhood Learning Services at DPV Health offers specialist early childhood intervention supports and services for babies and young children with a disability or development delays.

The approach we use aims to:

• We empower families through timely support and skill-sharing.
• We help to build you and your child’s confidence and capacity, providing an enabling-approach and inclusive response.
• We focus on individual support for your child and family, utilising your child’s own strengths together with thoroughly researched evidence-based practices. We exercise cultural competence and embrace diversity.

What we do

• Evidence-based, early interventions delivered by a transdisciplinary team of allied health and education professionals
• Speech pathology, occupational therapy, psychology, physiotherapy and specialist education for children up to 12 years old
• Short-term goal focused groups
• Developmental assessment clinic
• Peer support for parents and carers.

Our services can include:

• Specialised small groups at our centre
• Individual sessions at our centres
• Home visits
• Childcare and kinder visits
• School transition support
• Parent education on topics such as autism, behaviour, communication and toileting