EarlyStart Diagnosis Support Program (NSW)

What is the EarlyStart Program?

The EarlyStart Diagnosis Support Program is for families that have had a child aged between 0-5 years old who has been diagnosed with a disability, disorder or developmental delay. 

EarlyStart provides you with the support and services that will help give your child the best start in life.

We all want our children to be happy, safe and healthy. The EarlyStart Diagnosis Support Program  supports many different families.

Sometimes after a child is diagnosed with a disablity, disorder or developmental delay, parents may experience a time where they are waiting tro receive ongoing assistance or treatment.

How does the program work?
An EarlyStart Support Worker will talk to you about what is working well, what you need additional support with, and where you would like assistance. Together we will plan the services and supports that are just right for your family.

Is the program right for me?

Any family with children aged between 0-5 years old, who have just been daignosed, or is in the process of being diagnosed with a disability, disorder or developmental delay, can be referred to The EarlyStart Diagnosis Support Program.

You can call us to self-refer to the program, or you can ask a community service or specialist/mainstream children service to refer you. Referrers can include:

• Doctors
• Pre-schools
• Childcare centres
• Community service providers
• Paediatricians
• Specialist children's services
• Specialist doctors
• Government services
• Non-government organisations
• Social workers
• Schools

We have four locations around NSW.