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Supporting Children with Additional Needs (SCAN) 

The SCAN scheme provides funding to support the access and inclusion of children with additional needs to eligible State only funded children’s services such as Community based Preschools and Occasional Care Centres.
 
The SCAN scheme is funded by Community Services. Samaritans manages the Scheme in the Hunter and CentralCoast regions.
 
Target Groups
The target population groups for children with additional needs eligible to access SCAN funds are children with challenging behaviours and children with diagnosed disabilities.
 
The children in attendance at the eligible services may be between birth and 12 years of age.
 
Eligible children’s services
NSW children’s services that are State only funded and are not an approved service for the purpose of receiving the Commonwealth Child Care Benefit (CCB) are eligible to apply for SCAN funding.
 
Generally, eligible services are: 

• Preschool
• Occasional care services
• Vacation care services
• Some places in multipurpose services, where these places are State funded only and are not eligible for CCB

Link to Referral Forms
Please click on the link to download the following forms: 

• Program Guidelines 2010 PDF (152kb)
• SCAN Appendix A Individual Child Application Form
• SCAN Appendix B Parent-Guardian Consent Form
• SCAN Appendix C Exceptional Circumstances Application Form
• SCAN Appendix D Exceptional Circumstances Assessment Form
• SCAN Appendix E Short Term Funding Form
• SCAN Appendix F Service Profile Form
• SCAN Appendix G Continuation of Funding & Funding Adjustment Form
• SCAN Appendix H Accountability Form
• SCAN Appendix I SCAN Calendar
• SCAN Appendix J SCAN Feedback Form
• SCAN Appendix K SCAN Organisation List
• Parent/Guardian Subscription to Electronic Information Exchange

Contact Details

For more information please contact the SCAN team in your local area:

Hunter/Central Coast SCAN

Jenny Hurst and Lisa Luscott - Administration Assistants
Phone: 02 4014 9322 Fax: 02 4014 9362
Email: scan@samaritans.org.au

Lindy Dunlop SCAN Project Coordinator                             
Phone: 02 4014 9322 Mobile : 0407 481 735
Email: ldunlop@samaritans.org.au

Post: PO Box 167 ADAMSTOWN NSW 2289

Street: 35 Gordon Ave, HAMILTON NSW 2303

Mid North Coast SCAN

Kerrie Rowlandson - SCAN Project Coordinator
Phone: 02 6583 7523  Fax: 02 6583 7523  Mobile: 0438 776 169
Email: mncscan@samaritans.org.au

Post: PO Box 2888 PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444

Street: Mezzanine Level 1, Bourne House, 10-12 Short Street PORT MACQUARIE NSW 2444

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