Early Start Australia - Manly

04/03/2024

A MASSIVE welcome to the new member of ESA Manly Therapy Centre - Anna van den Berg! In Anna's video, she describes what Art Therapy is, what is isn't, and how is can be used to support young children and teenagers within their therapy journey.

🌈 Art therapy fosters creativity, self-expression, and emotional exploration in young children, aiding in their cognitive and emotional development.
🎭 Through engaging in art activities, children develop communication skills and learn to express complex feelings, enhancing their social interactions.
🧠 Art therapy provides a safe space for children to process experiences, build resilience, and develop coping mechanisms, nurturing their mental well-being.

Anna is available within clinic and within the community. Sessions can be private or covered by the NDIS. To schedule an appointment with Anna email us at Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010. You can also reach out to us by creating a service enquiry through our website: https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/. We'll promptly get back to you and assist you in any way we can!

26/02/2024

🌟🌳 Discover the Little Oaks Program for Your Child! 🌳🌟

CAPACITY HAS INCREASED - We are enrolling :) (Flexible Enrolments available)

Early Start Australia's Little Oaks program is here to bring out the best in your little one.

Our dedicated team is proud to be Australia's first health service provider offering the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) – a comprehensive, evidence-based naturalistic, developmental behavioral intervention program (NDBI).

At Little Oaks, our mission is to follow the ESDM program, developed by the renowned "Mind Institute," to bring about positive outcomes and provide your child with the best chances in life!

What sets Little Oaks apart is our center-based program, which combines the benefits of personalised 1:1 therapy with engaging group activities. Our little ones are supported participate in kindergarten-based routines such as circle time, crafting, enjoying group snack together, and other fun events throughout the term.

We believe in nurturing each child's individuality. That's why our therapists use the ESDM curriculum checklists assessment to develop personalised goals for your child. These goals are pursued in a fun, child-led manner during the morning sessions. Our warm, child-centered environment encourages your little one to master everyday routines and prepares them for a smooth transition into the local community with the support of our dedicated team.

The Little Oaks program is just one of the many exceptional services we offer for ESDM and Early Intervention. We have a wide range of other services and supports available, including community based services (Therapy within the local schools, kinder, and homes), psychological assessment, psychology sessions and parent coaching! If you're eager to learn more about our program, we invite you to contact us using the details below and book a complimentary 30-minute information session.

To schedule an appointment with our amazing team, email us at Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010. You can also reach out to us by creating a service enquiry through our website: https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/. We'll promptly get back to you and assist you in any way we can!

We are thrilled to welcome you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space. Join us at Little Oaks Manly!

18/01/2024

Art Therapy Coming to Manly Feb 2024 !

Art therapy isn't just about creating beautiful masterpieces; it's a transformative tool that nurtures holistic development in our clients and their therapy journey . 🧡👩‍🎨👨‍🎨

Here are some of the ways in which an Art Therapist can support your child.

Expressive Communication: 🗣️ Art therapists provide a unique outlet for non-verbal communication, allowing young children and teenagers to express themselves through colors, shapes, and textures when words may be a challenge.

Sensory Integration: 🖌️ Art activities help children develop sensory awareness and regulate their responses to the world around them.

Social Skills Development: 🤝 Through collaborative art projects, children learn valuable social skills such as sharing, turn-taking, and cooperation. Art therapy becomes a bridge for forming connections and building relationships with peers and caregivers.

Emotional Regulation: 🌟 Artistic expression empowers children to explore and manage their emotions in a safe and supportive environment. Art therapists play a key role in guiding them through the process, fostering emotional resilience and self-awareness.

To schedule an appointment with our amazing team, email us at Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010. You can also reach out to us by creating a service enquiry through our website: https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/. We'll promptly get back to you and assist you in any way we can!

14/01/2024

🌟🌳 Discover the Little Oaks Program for Your Child! 🌳🌟

Flexible Enrolments available

Early Start Australia's Little Oaks program is here to bring out the best in your little one.

Our dedicated team is proud to be Australia's first health service provider offering the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) – a comprehensive, evidence-based naturalistic, developmental behavioral intervention program (NDBI).

At Little Oaks, our mission is to follow the ESDM program, developed by the renowned "Mind Institute," to bring about positive outcomes and provide your child with the best chances in life!

What sets Little Oaks apart is our center-based program, which combines the benefits of personalised 1:1 therapy with engaging group activities. Our little ones are supported participate in kindergarten-based routines such as circle time, crafting, enjoying group snack together, and other fun events throughout the term.

We believe in nurturing each child's individuality. That's why our therapists use the ESDM curriculum checklists assessment to develop personalised goals for your child. These goals are pursued in a fun, child-led manner during the morning sessions. Our warm, child-centered environment encourages your little one to master everyday routines and prepares them for a smooth transition into the local community with the support of our dedicated team.

The Little Oaks program is just one of the many exceptional services we offer for ESDM and Early Intervention. We have a wide range of other services and supports available, including community based services (Therapy within the local schools, kinder, and homes), psychological assessment, psychology sessions and parent coaching! If you're eager to learn more about our program, we invite you to contact us using the details below and book a complimentary 30-minute information session.

To schedule an appointment with our amazing team, email us at Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010. You can also reach out to us by creating a service enquiry through our website: https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/. We'll promptly get back to you and assist you in any way we can!

We are thrilled to welcome you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space. Join us at Little Oaks Manly!

10/01/2024

Early Start Australia - Manly welcomes our new Speech pathologist Sabrina Mears-Allen!

Sabrina has completed a Masters of Speech Language Pathology from the University of Sydney. She has always enjoyed working with children. Sabrina loves to work alongside her clients and their families to help them achieve their personal and therapeutic goals.

She is a strong believer in early intervention and the amazing impact it can have on a child's education and future life. Sabrina has experience working with children across speech, language, fluency, social skills and alternative means of communication. She is committed to improving her therapeutic skills and learning from her clients to help her grow into the best clinician she can be for them and their family. Sabrina works closely with occupational therapists, early intervention therapists, psychologists and teachers to ensure holistic gains across our clients lives.

She looks forward to meeting you !

If you would like to book in a session please contact Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au, call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!
We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful clinic.

Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au
Allied Health and Early Intervention Clinic in the Northern Beaches

01/11/2023

😃 Additional Occupational Therapy Appointments are available within the Manly Centre ! 🎉

As parents we want our children to be as independent and confident as they can be! Our Occupational Therapist will help support your child to kick goals and be independent in their every day life! Here is how they can help:

🤸‍♀️1. OT promotes independence in every day task including eating, dressing, teeth brushing and washing tasks.
🤸‍♀️2. OT can support children and their families in foundational life skill including sleep and eating a range of foods to stay health and strong!
🤸‍♀️3. OT can support children and their families to understand their sensory and provide strategies to help them regulate their bodies to learn!
🤸‍♀️4. OT can support both gross and fine motor skills! From learning to jump to how to write their name.

Our OTs have so much fun teaching our little ones to jump, hop and skip into their everyday activities!

If you would like an appointment with our amazing team,
email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!

Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au
Allied Health and Early Intervention Clinic in the Northern Beaches

29/10/2023

👀 What is Joint attention?
Joint attention is when a child switches or shares their attention between an object and us! Joint attention is shown when kids laugh with us in games, respond to their name, pointing/showing us items or coordinate looks between play items and people.

🌟Why is it important?
With joint attention, children are able to share enjoyment and learn from their play partner. This is one of the most important foundations for language, imitation and play skills.

👨‍👩‍👦Play that works on joint attention skills include:
- Bubbles🫧
- balloons 🎈
- rolling a ball back and forth 🏀
- taking turns rolling cars down a ramp🚙
- music and dancing 🎼
- playing peek-a-boo 🙈

Our Manly team are great supports to develop your child's joint attention and language skills in a fun and play based way!

To book a session filled with bubbles, balloons and fun please email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!

23/10/2023

🚽🧻Is it time to say bye bye nappy time? Here are some signs that indicate your child may be showing signs they are ready to make the transition to un**es! 🧻🚽

1. Can your child recognize when they are doing a wee or poo? Do they say “poo poo”? Do they hide behind the couch? Maybe they take your hand for a nappy change.
2. Does your child know how to pull their pants up and down?
3. Does your child show interest in the toilet? They by show interest by following you to the toilet, wanting to flush the toilet or reading toileting books.
4. Does your child feel comfortable in the toileting environment and are they happy to sit on the toilet?
5. Is your child able to stay dry for 1+ hour at a time?

🌟If your child is showing these signs or maybe your child needs some support in developing some of these skills! Our beautiful team are here to help you in the transition from nappies to un**es! 🌟

If you would like an appointment with our amazing team,
email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!

16/10/2023

🌈🌟A big warm welcome to our newest team member Lian! Lian is an Occupational Therapist with over 10 years of experience across many areas of Occupational Therapy services. We are lucky enough to have Lian working with us in both our Little Oaks program and in Occupational Therapy services to support our little ones grow!🌟🌈

Lian is passionate about working with children and their families to develop the skills they need to be independent in their everyday lives. Lian can support you and your little one in motor skills, pre-academic skills, sensory regulation, sleep, feeding, toileting, personal independence skills and so much more! 🧠💪👨‍👩‍👧

🌟We are so excited to have Lian join our beautiful Manly team! 🌟

If you would like an appointment with Lian for Occupational Therapy Services,
email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!

13/10/2023

😃 Additional Occupational Therapy Appointments are available within the Manly Centre ! 🎉

As parents we want our children to be as independent and confident as they can be! Our Occupational Therapist will help support your child to kick goals and be independent in their every day life! Here is how they can help:

🤸‍♀️1. OT promotes independence in every day task including eating, dressing, teeth brushing and washing tasks.
🤸‍♀️2. OT can support children and their families in foundational life skill including sleep and eating a range of foods to stay health and strong!
🤸‍♀️3. OT can support children and their families to understand their sensory and provide strategies to help them regulate their bodies to learn!
🤸‍♀️4. OT can support both gross and fine motor skills! From learning to jump to how to write their name.

Our OTs have so much fun teaching our little ones to jump, hop and skip into their everyday activities!

If you would like an appointment with our amazing team,
email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!

01/06/2023

🌟 At our clinic, we are proud to offer the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) as a naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention for young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). ESDM is an evidence-based therapy that is embedded in play and daily routines, designed to increase a child's development in all domains while decreasing the symptoms of autism. Developed by two psychologists, Sally Rogers and Geraldine Dawson, ESDM is uses play to build positive and fun relationships between parents, therapists, and children.

We believe that ESDM is an effective intervention for young children with ASD, and we are committed to providing high-quality therapy that is tailored to each child's unique needs. Our group program, the Little Oaks program, mixes ESDM and G-ESDM (Applied the ESDM principles in a small group model) which allows our kiddies to be supported in many of the activities they would be participating in within their kinder/childcare environment (Group Circle times, group snack, group activities such as craft and dance).

Our team of experienced therapists is dedicated to creating a warm and friendly environment that fosters growth and development. We are proud to say that we do ESDM well, and we are honored to be a part of each child's journey towards reaching their full potential. If you have any questions about ESDM or our clinic, please don't hesitate to reach out. We are here to help! 🧡

We are able to support with early intervention sessions (including ESDM) , psychological assessment, psychology sessions, parent training / capacity building, school/kinder and community based supports. If you would like an appointment with our amazing team,
email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!

26/05/2023

Today, we wanted to talk about the important role that Early Childhood Educators play in early intervention and supports for young children with autism and other developmental delays.

As many of us know, early intervention is crucial for children with a delay, and having a team of professionals working together is key to ensuring the best outcomes for the child. Here are some reasons why having an Early Childhood Educator on the team is so beneficial:

👩🏽‍🏫 Early childhood educators are trained to work with young children and have a deep understanding of child development. They can provide valuable insights into the child's behavior and development, which can help inform the rest of the team's interventions.

👨🏻‍🏫They are skilled in creating and implementing individualized education plans (IEPs) that are tailored to the child's specific needs. This can be especially helpful for children with autism, who often have unique learning styles and needs.

👩‍🏫 Early childhood educators are experts in creating a positive and supportive learning environment. They can help create a safe and nurturing space for the child to learn and grow, which is essential for their development.

👨🏾‍🏫They work well with other forms of allied health such as psychology, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and behavior supports. By collaborating with these professionals, they can ensure that the child is receiving a comprehensive and holistic approach to their care.

In short, having an Early Childhood Educator on the team is crucial for ensuring that our clients receive the best possible care and support. They bring a unique set of skills and expertise to the table, and their input is invaluable in creating a comprehensive and effective intervention plan. So let's give a big shoutout to all the amazing early childhood educators out there who are making a difference in the lives of children with autism! We have our wonderful teachers, Heidi Webb and Gloria Reyes to celebrate with our Manly Center and we are so proud to have them on board!

We are able to support with early intervention sessions (including ESDM) , psychological assessment, parent training / capacity building. If you would like an appointment with our amazing team,
email Manly@earlystartaustralia.com.au or call Ph: (02) 9064 5010, or create a service enquiry https://www.earlystartaustralia.com.au/clinic/manly/ and we will get back to you!

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to our beautiful, brand new space!