NDIS Practice Standards
Module 3: Early childhood supports
m3-9.5 Outcome based approach: outcomes support participation in family and community
Clause and reference m3-9.5, our reference for this requirement in the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators
The requirement
The functional outcomes chosen support the child's meaningful participation in family and community life, such as joining family meals, playgroups, early learning or local activities.
Our wording of the requirement: our statement of what the clause asks, not the instrument verbatim. Source: NDIS Practice Standards on the compliance desk.
The evidence to bring
- Plan outcomes framed as participation in named family or community activities
- Progress reports describing participation gained
- Family feedback on changes in daily life
What assessors commonly find
- Outcomes limited to isolated skills with no participation focus
- Progress reported only as test scores
What evidence do I need?
For m3-9.5 Outcome based approach: outcomes support participation in family and community, the evidence to bring is: Plan outcomes framed as participation in named family or community activities. It sits under Module 3: Early childhood supports and our reference for it is m3-9.5. Keep every record dated, signed and current, and name who owns it.
Answer the reviewer first
Show me plan outcomes framed as participation in named family or community activities, and tell me who owns it and when it was last reviewed.
That is the question a quality assessor opens with for this requirement. Have the record on the desk and the date it was last reviewed to hand.
Read your own evidence against this clause
Paste your policy or evidence pack and the reading marks, line by line, whether a phrase from this requirement appears and quotes your own words when it does. It is a reading of your text, not a compliance result; a quality assessor decides whether a requirement is met. Read your pack, free See the paid reading