The Australian Government Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) funds the Inclusion and Professional Support Program.

The Inclusion and Professional Support Program (IPSP) is an integrated and consolidated approach to meeting the professional and inclusion support needs of child care services and promotes good practice and continuous improvement in service delivery.

The IPSP is made up of two programs, the Professional Support Program (PSP) that provides professional development and support to build the skills of the child care workforce to enable them to provide high quality child care. The PSP provides funding for the Professional Support Coordinators (PSCs) and the Indigenous Professional Support Units (IPSUs) in each state/territory. 

Professional Support Coordinators (PSC) Professional Support Coordinators (PSCs) provide professional development and support to child care workers by subcontracting Professional Support Service Providers (PSSPs).  PSCs also provide the Bicultural Support program, resource libraries and specialist equipment.PSCs will respond to current and emerging professional development and support needs in the child care sector.