Before we begin working with your child, we would complete Developmental Assessments with children who are 2-6 years of age. Assessments are completed with information provided by the primary parent and ideally with information provided by an educator or teacher who sees your child regularly throughout the week. These assessments give us a holistic snapshot of the child’s developmental capacity and assist us with how we can plan activities for your child to reach their developmental milestones.

The planning and activities put together for your child’s child development session are designed to target areas of development that need additional support or intervention. The Child Development Sessions have a school readiness focus to support children under 6 years of age. These sessions facilitate opportunities for learning for children who may have one or more developmental delays identified in the screening process or be referred to seek additional support by others in their life.

The planning for these activities with children under six years of age would be with a play-based approach. For children who are already in school, these sessions are mostly directed by the practitioner and learning is planned for the individual developmental needs of the child to promote opportunities for growth and scaffold on their current abilities. Children who are already in school have their plan assessed on a term-by-term basis with feedback from the parent/guardian and teacher.

To achieve these goals and outcomes we plan for your child, we would discuss with you and your child their interests and identify their learning style. If your child is nonverbal or pre-verbal, we can assess what their interests and primary mode of learning is by observing them during one or two sessions in the playroom. The activities and resources we would then have available would be provided and the environment set up with materials to be consistent with your child’s interests and style of learning.

Resources and activities are provided to take home with you to complete with your child during the week to continue building on their skills and capabilities. This does not have to be done at home but is strongly encouraged to maximise the value of these sessions.

Before your little one heads off to school, we can complete a ‘Transition to School Statement’ for you to provide your child’s teacher or just for your personal records.