Thriving Kids is an initiative announced by the Commonwealth Government that includes investment in new supports for children aged 0-8 years with developmental delay and or autism with low to moderate support needs.
The State Budget includes $361 million in joint funding over the five years for Thriving Kids family-focused early intervention services delivered in a range of community settings.
The Western Australian (WA) Government is committed to building safe and inclusive communities, and throughout 2026 engaged with and listened to families, disability organisations and the services sector to further design the WA Thriving Kids approach.
In WA, our approach is focused on building family strengths, increasing community connections, and supporting child development and participation in everyday life.
The program will offer support that’s easier to reach, community-based and built around the family. Importantly, families won’t need a diagnosis to get help.
Support is designed to be time limited, as family capacity builds.
Like all other States, Western Australia (WA) is implementing Thriving Kids in a phased approach. Services will be progressively introduced between 1 October 2026 and 1 January 2028.
The first phase of implementation will be a transitional phase, to try, test and learn what works best for families, to help shape the design and commissioning of further Thriving Kids services in WA.
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