Co-design opportunities open for an emerging online course for early childhood education services to better support children with disability or developmental delay.
Online training for more inclusive early childhood education services Read More »
National peer-led, co-designed project captures community participation experiences of families of children with disability and delay to develop free resources for positive change.
Fostering community inclusion and citizenship Read More »
Australian Government funds Parent Peer Leadership Program that builds expertise for families of children with disability through the Now & Next program and local parent peer workers. We have a
Plumtree program supports families not eligible for NDIS Read More »
Developed in-house, Plumtree’s Now & Next Program and the Pictability visioning tool have empowered families of children with disability in Australia and overseas to take charge of their journey. Our
Now & Next symposium for professionals fosters collaboration for the future Read More »
A child’s voice is a phrase describing an authentic involvement of children in their life decisions to become independent young adults. Teaching children to recognise and use this is one
A Child Voice model for children with disabilities to thrive in the future Read More »
Parents want a good life for their children as they grow and become adults. At Plumtree, we imagine this journey as crossing a river. Some families manage to navigate their
Building a bridge to a good life for children with disability Read More »
Disability support is changing with the NDIS. Plumtree professional training helps organisations deliver innovative family–centred early childhood intervention services. Building capacity A new system needs new support methods. Our ECIA
Sharing Expertise with Professionals Read More »
Now & Next is a capacity-building initiative for families of young children with a disability or developmental delay and co-designed with them. This Theory of Change visual explains the practical
Explaining our Theory of Change Read More »
Sylvana Mahmic, CEO, Plumtree Children’s Services, was invited to speak as a Keynote at the New Zealand Disability Support Network 2018 Annual Conference. You can read the full speech here.
Now & Next: Capacity building through family leadership, peer work and education Read More »
Plumtree is excited to host national & international guests who will visit our organisation as part of their visits to Australia for the International Society for Early Intervention Conference (ISEI)
International Society of Early Intervention Conference Sydney – Pre-Conference visit Read More »
Plumtree is a proud advocate of peer work in early childhood intervention. Since 2015, we have trained and employed 20 peer workers who do a range of paid work that
Research on Peer Work in Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Project Read More »
This post contains the Key Note address given by Sylvana Mahmic, Plumtree CEO at Pauline McGregor Address, National Early Childhood Intervention Australia Conference, Melbourne. 2016. In 1992, my eldest son was
Family-centred practice: are we there yet? Read More »
