澳大利亚联邦政府于10月1日启动Thriving Kids计划首阶段改革，为8岁及以下的发展迟缓或自闭症儿童提供40亿澳元的支持服务1。该计划旨在将部分低至中等需求的儿童从国家残障保险计划（NDIS）转向社区和学校等主流服务体系。根据政府目标，该改革四年内将从NDIS中削减160,000名参与者1。
在实施进度上，从2027年1月开始，各州和地区将推出针对性支持服务1。NDIS人员变更的实际开始时间将延至2028年1月1。目前澳大利亚六岁儿童中有十分之一接受NDIS支持，而儿童占该计划参与者总数的不足一半，新参与者中每两个就有一个未满九岁1。
然而，这一改革在各州面临不同态度。昆士兰州尚未签署该计划1，该州残障服务部长Amanda Camm表示，联邦政府未充分界定发展延迟的含义1，引发对支持覆盖空缺的担忧。
Australia's federal government has begun rolling out the first phase of the Thriving Kids program, which officially commenced on October 1 1. The initiative allocates A$4 billion in support services for children aged eight and under who have developmental delays or autism 1.
The program represents a significant structural shift in how early childhood disability support is delivered across the country. Rather than placing all eligible children into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Thriving Kids directs those with low to moderate support needs toward mainstream services provided through community organizations and schools 1. Staffing transitions within the NDIS will not begin immediately; these changes are scheduled to commence in January 2028 1. States and territories will begin rolling out targeted support services starting from January 2027 1.
Children currently represent less than half of all NDIS participants, yet one in every two new participants is under nine years old 1. Approximately one in ten six-year-old Australian children currently receive NDIS support 1. The government aims to reduce program participation by 160,000 people over four years 1. However, Queensland has not yet signed onto the initiative, with the state's Disability Services Minister Amanda Camm expressing concern that the federal government has failed to adequately define what constitutes developmental delay 1.
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