Children who are deaf or hard of hearing can access specialist early intervention services provided by some state governments or NDIS provider organisations specialising in early intervention services for children with hearing loss and their families.
The Australian Government funds the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), which offers support to children with hearing loss younger than 9 years old and their families.
At your first appointment with Hearing Australia, the audiologist will discuss the NDIS with you and inform you about the NDIS early childhood partner in your local area. Your NDIS early childhood partner will support you in applying for the NDIS on your child’s behalf. Your child with permanent hearing loss can access the supports they need earlier through the NDIS Pathway Hearing Stream.
The information provided in the table below lists the organisations who provide specialist early intervention services for children with hearing loss and their families.
| DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING | |
| Location of services | Brisbane Narbethong Special School 25 Salisbury Street Buranda QLD 4102 Phone: 07 3823 0777 Nursery Road Early Childhood Development Program 49 Nursery Road Holland Park QLD 4121 Phone: 07 3308 6333 Taigum Early Childhood Development Program 266 Handford Road Taigum QLD 4018 Phone: 07 3632 9888 Better Start provider Yeerongpilly Early Childhood Development Program Yeronga State School Campus Enter via School Road Yeronga QLD 4104 Phone: 07 3426 4222 Website: https://yeerongpillyecdp.eq.edu.au/ Better Start provider Bundaberg Norville Early Childhood Development Program Dr Mays Road Norville QLD 4670 Phone: 07 4132 6329 Caboolture Caboolture East Early Childhood Development Program 44 Manley Street Caboolture QLD 4510 Phone: 07 5431 6111 Cairns Parramatta State School 122 Mulgrave Road Parramatta Park QLD 4870 Phone: 07 4042 8111 Gold Coast Miami Early Childhood Development Program Oceanic Drive Mermaid Waters QLD 4218 Phone: 07 5595 4888 Ipswich Ipswich Central Special Education Program Griffith Street Ipswich QLD 4305 Phone: 07 3432 5331 Logan Logan City Early Childhood Development Program 133 Wembley Road Logan Central QLD 4114 Phone: 07 3489 6333 Mount Warren Park Early Childhood Development Program 125 Mount Warren Boulevard Mount Warren Park QLD 4207 Phone: 07 3382 9339 Mackay Victoria Park Early Childhood Development Program Goldsmith Street South Mackay QLD 4740 Phone: 07 4957 5307 Toowoomba Wilsonton Special Education Program 429 Bridge Street Toowoomba QLD 4350 Phone: 07 4637 1217 Townsville Bohlevale Early Childhood Development Program Bohlevale State School School Road Bohlevale QLD 4818 Phone: 07 4729 3555 Heatley Early Childhood Development Program Heatley State School 410 Fulham Road Heatley QLD 4814 Phone: 07 4959 5333 Rasmussen Early Childhood Development Program Rasmussen State School Allambe Lane Rasmussen QLD 4815 Phone: 07 4789 6333 Vincent Early Childhood Development Program 280 Palmerston Street Vincent QLD 4814 Phone: 07 4728 0436 |
| DEAF CONNECT | |
| Contact details | 915 Ipswich Rd Moorooka QLD 4105 Website: Click here. Phone: 07 3848 0080 |
| NDIS Provider Panel | Yes |
| Services provided | Assessment and therapy support from Speech Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Teachers of the Deaf Hear for Kids in School program Individual and group programs For infants, children and adults |
| Location of services | Cairns (outreach) 37 Pease Street, Manoora QLD 4870 Gold Coast Office 12, 155 Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes QLD 4227 Mackay (outreach) LiveBetter Office 1/97 Victoria Street Mackay QLD 4740 Taigum 266 Handford Road Taigum QLD 4018 Townsville Suite 3, 313 Ross River Road, Aitkenvale QLD 4814 Yerongpilly Entry via School Road Yeronga QLD 4870 Deaf Connect Telepractice (Queensland-wide) Phone: 07 3848 0080 SMS: 0417 164 679 |
| HEAR AND SAY CENTRE | |
| Contact details | 29 Nathan Avenue Ashgrove QLD 4060 Phone: 07 3850 2111 Website: Click here. |
| NDIS Provider Panel | Yes |
| Services provided | Centre-based Individual Education Plan for each child Playgroup Parent education |
| Communication options | Auditory-verbal |
| Location of services | Brisbane 29 Nathan Avenue Ashgrove QLD 4060 Phone: 07 3850 2111 Gold Coast 8 Bellvue Drive Varsity Lakes QLD 4226 Phone: 07 3850 2111 Nambour 60 Windsor Road Nambour QLD 4560 Phone: 07 3850 2111 Toowoomba 295 Ruthven Street Toowoomba QLD 4350 Phone: 07 3850 2111 Townsville Interprofessional Clinic College of Healthcare Sciences Level 1, Building 500 Clinical Practice Building 1 James Cook Drive JCU Douglas Campus Townsville QLD 4811 Phone: 07 3850 2111 Outreach service Phone: 07 3850 2111 |
| NEXTSENSE | |
| Contact details | Phone: 1300 581 391 Email: NextSense Toowoomba Website: Click here. |
| NDIS Provider Panel | Yes |
| Services provided | Services provided by video-conferencing Individualised program Assist parents to develop skills to support child Parent education Cochlear implant and mapping services (bulk billing and finding options available) |
| Communication options | Auditory-verbal Auditory-oral Auslan |
| Location of services | Toowoomba Suite 1 137 Herries Street Toowoomba QLD 4350 |
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