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From October 2026, we will start to provide new services for children aged 8 and under with developmental delay and/or autism who have low to moderate support needs, and for their families, carers and kin.
You can read more about how Thriving Kids will be delivered in NSW here (PDF, 152.7 KB) (PDF, 152.7 KB).
Thriving Kids will provide two types of services:
General supports
Available to families who have concerns about their child’s development.
These include:
Targeted supports
For children who need extra help for a specific period of time. Supports are goal‑focused, and include coordination of Thriving Kids supports for the family.
These include:
Thriving Kids services will be delivered by NSW Government agencies alongside non-Government organisations (NGOs) commissioned by the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). The information in this section is about the procurement of services to be delivered by NGOs. There will be separate processes for NSW Government agencies to deliver Thriving Kids services, as well as to establish any arrangements with private providers where required.
Procurement commenced in May 2026 for new services to commence from October 2026. This will involve two stages, with an expression of interest (EOI) to be followed by a request for tender (RFT). Further procurement activities will occur for additional services to commence in 2027.
View the slides from the Thriving Kids EOI information session.
The Department of Communities and Justice has been consulting with families, communities and service providers across NSW since July 2025 to inform our approach to Thriving Kids services.
From July 2025 to February 2026, we convened a Foundational Supports for Children Advisory Group, with representatives from disability, early childhood and allied health sectors, advocacy groups and service providers experienced in working with rural and remote, Aboriginal and culturally and linguistically diverse families and communities.
From August to November 2025, we held community consultation sessions across NSW. You can read a summary of the community consultations here (PDF, 3.4 MB).
From October to December 2025, we delivered a ‘Have Your Say’ survey, seeking input from parents, carers, health professionals, and people with experience in the disability, early childhood education, and early intervention sectors. You can read a summary of the survey responses here (PDF, 1.1 MB).
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The Australian Government has published information about Thriving Kids on the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing website.
The Australian Government has published the National Agreement on Foundational Supports on the Federal Financial Relations website.
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