Preschool Boost Menu Supplier, Flying Start
Helping educators and families
Supporting educators and families to help children communicate, explore, move, understand their emotions and build the skills they need for everyday life.
SPOT is on the Preschool Boost menu
Do you have children in your centre who…
- Find it hard to communicate their thoughts and ideas, or to understand others, and may become overwhelmed?
- Find sounds, textures, smells, movement and visual information in their environment hard to process, or become overwhelmed by them?
- Find motor skills like walking, climbing, jumping, running, or using their hands for smaller tasks and self-care harder than expected for their age?
- Find it hard to engage in play or interact with others?
- Communicate through behaviours that are hard to read?
- Become overwhelmed more easily or more often than other children?
Our team provides occupational therapy and speech pathology supports in a childcare or early learning setting. We provide allied health supports in line with the 5 AEDC Domains to support developmentally vulnerable children in the areas of physical health and wellbeing, social competence, emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills, and communication skills and general knowledge. With care, and culturally safe, inclusive practices, we aim to support you, caregivers and the young children in your centre as they build skills for their community, school and beyond.
Support in your centre
Our support in your centre focuses on early supports that can help young children build key skills and feel confident in their world. It might include:
- Supporting understanding of development of communication skills, motor skills, and thinking skills to help identify children who may benefit from early supports with their development
- Supporting awareness of, and ability to identify sensory processing differences and providing practical suggestions to embed into everyday routines and interactions
- Providing small group supports for motor, speech, language and pre-literacy skills in collaboration with educators encouraging carry over specific tools and strategies into everyday routines and interactions
- Supporting awareness and understanding of regulation and co-regulation through caregiver and educator information sessions and coaching to trial strategies that suit each setting
- Coaching and support to follow children’s play interests and understand unique play styles, incorporating skill development within preferred play activities, and to embed strategies across the day in targeted developmental areas
What we can help with in your centre
We support young children through both speech pathology and occupational therapy, focusing on:
Speech Pathology
- Communication and language development through play and connection
- Speech clarity and sound development
- Early literacy development
- Mealtime supports for children who find mealtimes hard, and strategies for positive mealtime experiences in an education setting
- Exploring other ways to communicate, such as signs, visuals, communication books and speech-generating devices, for children who need another way to communicate
Occupational Therapy
- Building motor development for tasks like walking, climbing, sitting, jumping, holding objects, and finger strength and skills.
- Increasing awareness and understanding of sensory processing differences and providing practical suggestions and support to make everyday routines easier for each child
- Supporting regulation, both co-regulation and self-regulation, through building knowledge, understanding and guidance to implement practical strategies
- Help with development of independence for self-care
Discover more about our Speech Pathology Services or Occupational Therapy Services.
Ready to get started? Reach out and request an appointment today
Request an appointmentGetting started is easy
Initial Phone Consultation
Begin with a phone call where we can discuss your centre’s needs and how we can assist.
Planning
Our team will work with you to plan how our supports can best fit your centre starting with discussion, observations and identification/assessment of needs.
Your plan
Based on our conversations and information gathering we create a plan with you that may include parent education sessions, small groups, and educator upskilling and support, tools and resources.
Ongoing Support and Measuring Outcomes
We stay in contact with you for regular updates, provide ongoing strategies and support as needed, and will measure progress to determine outcomes.
Helpful resources for families
Local services, apps and places for play and connection across Adelaide. These are run by other organisations, and links open in a new tab.
Early childhood and family support
- Office for Early Childhood Development – find out about centres that are Flying Start providers, and useful links for parents and carers.
- Early Years SA App – information about the app, how to download it, and an opportunity to provide your input.
- CaFHS (Child and Family Health Service) – information about your local CaFHS centres for early development checks, and caregiver and maternal support.
- Playgroups SA – find local playgroups near you! So many wonderful opportunities for play and connection across Adelaide.
Connect with your local library
Toddler times, story times, school holiday events, toy libraries and much more!
Let’s begin our collaboration
We’re here to make it easy. Reach out to arrange a consultation, and let’s see how we can help support your centre and the families in your community.
Find us on the Preschool Boost Menu of Supports
See us on the Preschool Boost menu
We are a key partner in the Preschool Boost program, delivering supports as part of the Flying Start reforms
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