Services for Educators

We can offer a wide variety of packages to suit your ongoing needs, or one-off sessions including:

• Whole centre developmental screening;
• Individualised screening;
• Professional development sessions;
• Capacity building for staff;
• Lecture style presentation;
• Workshop presentation, including practical skills development components;
• Resource development- developing resources and manuals utilising existing resources within the centre;
• Service development- assisting to develop new programs to run within centre/organisation;
• Train the trainer- run small workshops with room leaders to then teach other staff;
• In house program delivery- face to face or resource kit;
• Centre program review and consultation; and
• Parent education workshops.

All programs are individually developed and delivered by a Registered Occupational Therapist with over 15 years experience in Occupational Therapy practice, as well as over 6 years of experience in adult learning and group facilitation in tertiary education settings and government organizations.

If you have any particular ideas or needs, we can tailor a program to specifically meet your staff and centre’s needs. We can complete a needs analysis and provide suggestions to meet the identified needs to achieve your goals and help your children shine.

We can also offer other Allied Health professional input, including Speech Pathology and Physiotherapy services upon request.

Fees can be discussed depending on the needs of the client.

'Kindy Ready' is a kindergarten readiness program for 3 to 4 year olds presented by Skills for Learning. In a small group class, the program:

• Addresses key skills for making a smooth transition to kindergarten;
• Advances your child's fine and gross motor skills, and establish social, emotional, self-help and thinking skills to promote a successful start to kindergarten;
• Is conducted by a registered Occupational Therapist, with many years of experience in helping children and their parents achieve their milestones and goals; and
• Has been developed in accordance with the Department of Education's Early Years Learning Framework.

We can present 'Kindy Ready' in your childcare environment, giving the children the opportunity to practice and develop these important skills in a fun and safe environment before starting kindergarten.