Can I use my child's NDIS plan to pay for child care in Perth?

NDIS funding can cover certain additional supports (like extra staffing or therapy coordination) rather than the core child care fee itself, so check with your plan manager what's claimable.

Do inclusive care centres work with plan managers directly?

Many do, but it varies by provider, so ask before enrolling whether they invoice plan managers or require you to pay and claim back.

Can therapists visit my child during care hours?

Some centres allow visiting allied health professionals on site, but you need to confirm this arrangement with the specific provider first.

Using NDIS funding for inclusive child care in Perth

Special needs and inclusive care providers work differently to mainstream centres when a child has an NDIS plan, since funded supports (like an additional educator or therapy-linked goals) need to be coordinated with the centre's own staffing and paperwork.

This page is for families trying to work out how their child's NDIS plan interacts with a Perth care placement, separate from simply choosing which inclusive care centre to enrol with (which the category and best-of pages already cover).

Questions worth raising with a provider include whether they have experience billing or liaising with plan managers, whether they can accommodate visiting therapists during care hours, and how they document progress against NDIS goals.

Ask whether the centre has previously supported children with a similar plan type (self-managed, plan-managed or NDIA-managed)
Check if visiting allied health professionals (OT, speech therapy) can attend sessions on site
Confirm what additional educator ratios or one-on-one support the centre can actually resource, since funding approval doesn't guarantee staffing availability

What it costs

Core centre fees are separate from NDIS-funded supports. Additional one-on-one support hours or therapy-linked staffing are usually billed against the child's plan, while standard attendance fees are billed to the family as normal, so it's worth asking the centre to break the invoice into these two parts.

Top 3 by our score

Ranked from our published scoring of public Google reviews for special needs & inclusive care.

1. Stride Early Learning Midland
5.0★ · 186 reviews

94
2. Vital Beat
5.0★ · 117 reviews

91
3. Bilingual By Five CBD
4.9★ · 144 reviews

91

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FAQ

Can I use my child's NDIS plan to pay for child care in Perth?: NDIS funding can cover certain additional supports (like extra staffing or therapy coordination) rather than the core child care fee itself, so check with your plan manager what's claimable.
Do inclusive care centres work with plan managers directly?: Many do, but it varies by provider, so ask before enrolling whether they invoice plan managers or require you to pay and claim back.
Can therapists visit my child during care hours?: Some centres allow visiting allied health professionals on site, but you need to confirm this arrangement with the specific provider first.

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