Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS) support children with a disability or developmental delay form birth to school entry, and their families.
These services build on opportunities for learning and development that are provided at home and through Maternal and Child Health
Centres, child care, and kindergarten.
ECIS recognise that families are children’s first and most influential teachers.
Families are the primary influence on children’s learning and development.
A child-and-family-centred approach based on a partnership between parents and professionals is at the core of ECIS.
The overall aim of these services is to provide parents and families with the knowledge, skills and support to meet the changing needs of their child and to optimise the child’s development and ability to be part of family and community life.
ECIS provide a range of specialist services for families with children who have a disability or developmental delay, prior to school entry.
The range of specialist services includes:
٠ Information and advice that addresses the individual needs of the child and family
٠ Supporting families to help their child’s development
٠ Linking families to services and providing access and coordination of services such as respite
٠ Education and developmental programs
٠ Additional support to improve access and participation in kindergarten and child care services
٠ Assisting with the move to school
٠ Parent support
٠ Flexible Support Packages to ease some of the additional pressures on parents of children with disabilities and developmental delays who have high support needs.
ECIS complement the services that are available to all children, including:
٠ Maternal and Child Health Service
٠ Kindergarten
٠ Community Health Centres
٠ Regional Parenting Services
٠ Child Care Services
٠ Play Groups
٠ Occasional Care
Parents may refer their child to ECIS. Providing they have parent or guardian consent a range of people including paediatricians, general practitioners, maternal and child health nurses, child care professionals and kindergarten teachers may also make referrals.
Your privacy is protected —information you share with the Department of Education and
Early Childhood Development and other service providers is confidential.
Referrals are made to ECIS Intake in your
Region. Refer to the regional phone numbers inside this brochure.

Information on services can be obtained between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday at:
ECIS Intake North Eastern Victoria Region
For local government areas of Boroondara,
Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Monash,
Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges:
Email: ecis.intake.nevr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Glen Waverley office: Phone 1300 662 655
For local government areas of Alpine, Benalla,
Greater Shepparton, Indigo, Mansfield, Mitchell,
Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Towong,
Wangaratta, Wodonga.
Benalla office: Phone 1800 627 391
ECIS Intake South Eastern Victoria Region
For local government areas of Bayside,
Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Glen Eira, Greater
Dandenong, Kingston, Mornington, Port Phillip,
Stonnington.
Email: ecis.intake.sevr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone 1300 720 151
For local government areas of Bass Coast, Baw
Baw, East Gippsland, Latrobe, South Gippsland,
Wellington.
Email: ecis.intake.sevr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone 1300 720 151
ECIS Intake North Western Victoria Region
For local government areas of Banyule,
Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Nillumbik,
Whittlesea, Yarra.
Email: ecis.intake.nwvr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Coburg office: Phone 8393 4512
For local government areas of Greater Bendigo,
Loddon, Macedon Ranges, Central Goldfields,
Mount Alexander, Swan Hill, Buloke,
Gannawarra, Campaspe.
Email: ecis.intake.nwvr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Bendigo office: Phone 1300 363 514
For the Rural City of Mildura and township of
Robinvale.
Email: ecis.intake.nwvr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Mildura office: Phone 50510981
ECIS Intake South Western Victoria Region
For local government areas of Brimbank,
Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Melton,
Moonee Valley, Wyndham.
Email: ecis.intake.swvr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone 1300 333 232
For local government areas of Moyne,
Warrnambool, Corangamite, Southern
Grampians, Glenelg.
Email: ecis.intake.swvr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone 1300 333 232
For local government areas of Ballarat, Ararat,
Northern Grampians, Hindmarsh, West
Wimmera, Horsham, Moorabool, Golden Plains,
Hepburn, Pyrenees, Yarriambiack.
Email: ecis.intake.swvr@edumail.vic.gov.au
Phone 1300 333 232
Please note that children residing in the local government areas of City of Greater Geelong,
Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast or Colac-
Otway Shires fall within the Barwon National
Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial site and are required to apply for support through the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) not ECIS. Please contact the NDIA for further information. Phone 1800 800 110.
Updated July 2015
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