{"id":1938,"date":"2023-06-20T16:32:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/qld\/?page_id=1938"},"modified":"2025-07-04T17:12:49","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T07:12:49","slug":"staging-kindy-education-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/qld\/services-and-supports\/education-services\/staging-kindy-education-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Kindy Education Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-8ba124c8 gb-headline-text\">About the Kindy service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>DSIDQ\u2019s Kindy Service is a FREE ongoing consulting service for government-approved kindergartens to increase the confidence, knowledge and skills of educators in creating an inclusive learning environment for children with Down syndrome and\/or intellectual disability (diagnosed or suspected). The service builds the capacity of Kindy educators by providing advice, support, resources, and training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Kindy Inclusion Consultant can support educators in government-approved kindergartens:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Who teach a child with a diagnosis of Down syndrome and\/or another intellectual disability;<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Who teach a child who is being actively assessed for a diagnosis of intellectual disability;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n<li>Who are interested in professional development about teaching children with intellectual disability.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/08\/Kindy_image-595x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3067 size-three_quarter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/08\/Kindy_image-595x340.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/08\/Kindy_image-1015x580.jpg 1015w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/08\/Kindy_image-490x280.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-077f4021 gb-headline-text\">You will receive:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Co-constructed KINDY based goals for each educator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies to promote an inclusive learning environment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ongoing summary reports from each consultation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free annual membership to the Kindy Learning Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Free annual membership to Down Syndrome and intellectual disability QLD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-a50f8eb8 gb-headline-text\">How can I access the service?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We conduct online consultations with Kindy centres anywhere in Queensland and continue to work with you for the full calendar year. To register for a Kindy consultation, or for further information, contact us on (07) 3356 6655 or via kindy@dsidq.org.au.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-fae8c195 gb-headline-text\">The Now and the Future Podcast &#8211; Season 7 Episode 2<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Reasonable Adjustments for Children With Down Syndrome in Kindy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0XcgQ4aDgB12Xs0SO32kuN?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Kindy program<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<section 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