Early Childhood Intervention Support

What is Early Childhood Intervention Support?

• A play-based learning session that is tailored specifically for your child's developmental strengths, needs and interests.  Most of all its learning and fun at the same time!
• Your child may be needing support in one or more areas of development, including language and literacy, fine and gross motor, cognitive, numeracy, social and emotional and self-help.
• You may be looking to ensure your child is ready for kindergarten or prep.
• Alison is an Early Childhood teacher with almost 30years experience teaching young children and helping them reach their potential.  She is also a registered play therapist.
• Alison with your input will assess your child’s development and tailor a program with goals and outcomes that are individual and take a Neuro-affirming and holistic approach.
• Alison is passionate about early childhood development and learning, specifically fostering your child’s self-esteem, self-confidence and developing a sense of belonging.

Who Are Early Childhood Intervention Support Sessions for?

• Children aged 3-7 years of age.
• All children benefit from Early Childhood Intervention Support Sessions, and the sessions are tailored to your child's individual development.
• There is no need for a referral, and both NDIS plan and self-managed funded children and private children can access the service.

Early Childhood Intervention Session Details

• Your child's Early Childhood Intervention sessions are scheduled either weekly or fortnightly, with each session lasting 45 minutes.
• A 1-hour slot is dedicated to your child's appointment to allow for smooth transitions, discussions, and packing up.
• The frequency and duration of sessions are tailored to your child's developmental stage and specific needs, which will be determined during the initial meeting.
• Maintaining consistency in appointment times is essential to provide your child with a sense of predictability and security during their playtime.
• While we aim to be punctual, occasional delays may happen; in such cases, we will extend the session to ensure your child gets the full allocated time.
• If you are running late for a session, we will end at the scheduled time unless a rescheduling arrangement has been agreed upon in advance.
• A typical session will start with greetings, check in and then play based learning activities that are tailored specifically for your child.  We always end our session with a reflection on learning, your child’s input to their learning and a mindfulness activity.

Parental Involvement - Early Childhood Intervention Sessions 

• In the beginning, we kindly ask you to stay in the waiting room for the initial few sessions and then touch base with the therapist.
• If your child is calm and settled, you can take a short stroll while keeping your phone close by for accessibility.
• If your child needs hands-on help with toileting, we request that you stay in the reception area as our therapists are unable to assist with this.
• Alison is always available by phone or email and encourages open communication about your child’s sessions.
• Each week you will receive a story about your child's session, and these will be collated into a portfolio of your child's learning, telling the story of their progress and could be an amazing tool to use for transitions to school or Kindy.
• Along with your child’s learning story, each week Alison will send some follow-on activities to try at home to enhance their learning.
• A comprehensive parent consultation will be scheduled after every term, or upon request.