The Department of Education, Training & Disabilities at this year's Kids Day Out.
The role of the Family Referral Service is to assist vulnerable children, young people and families who do not meet the statutory threshold of “risk of significant harm” to access specific and appropriate support services in their local area. The intent is to prevent a difficult situation that a family, young person or child may be experiencing from escalating to a crisis requiring a statutory response from the child protection system. We have Child and Family Practitioners ready to engage with families and get them supported regarding any issue they may be experiencing (parenting issues, family breakdown, family violence, mental health, homelessness or health problems to name a few). The Family Referral Service on the Central Coast is run by the Benevolent Society. The Benevolent Society has been supporting people with disabilities, children, families, older Australians and carers since 1813 (as Australia’s first charity). It is not-for-profit and non-religious. To access our service call our intake line on 1300 006 480. Our service is free and voluntary. On the day we have an intake worker, a child and family practitioner and our housing worker ready to chat and answer any questions and to play some games with the kids.
Complimentary spinal checks for children and parents, and general health advice. Facepainting for every child that gets checked.
READ Clinic is a large psychology Clinic located in Erina, with over 25 psychologists providing therapy and assessments for children, adolescents, adults and couples. Open 6 days a week, the READ Clinic is a calm, welcoming and safe space for you and your family.
MoveAbout provides occupational therapy services to children. We have three clinics located in Bella Vista, Berkeley Vale and Warners Bay in New South Wales. We aim to help kids with a variety of needs, including (but not limited to):
- Attention and concentration difficulties including ADHD/ADD.
- Disorders of relating such as autism spectrum disorders.
- Functional difficulties (e.g. feeding, toileting, dressing, shoe tying, bike riding).
- Fine motor difficulties including limitations in motor planning, grasp and handwriting.
- Gross motor difficulties including limitations in motor planning, coordination and sports related activities.
- Sensory processing/sensory integration challenges including limitations in registering sensation, interpreting sensation, organising sensation, and being over-responsive or under-responsive to sensation.
- Visual processing/visual perceptual challenges.
- Learning disabilities.
- Regulatory disorders including children with difficulties in sensory, behavioural and emotional regulation.
- Issues related to behaviours seen as negative or inappropriate.
Visit us at www.moveabout.com.au to find out more.
Does my child need speech therapy? Talk to us.
Li'l Industries
Reading and playing for change. Join us in educating and inspiring the next generation through industry-based books and play.
Playgroup NSW
Sensory Psychology - Nicole Sturla
We are a registered charity that operates a Specialist Resource and Community Centre on the Central Coast. Our aim is to support children and teens living and learning with dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia. We provide educational assessments, therapies, workshops and teacher training. We will be providing information on our services and programs and celebrating those who credit their inventions, art and skills to their dyslexia. We will provide prizes for trivia questions and guessing games.
Uniting Care Burnside
Early Childhood Specialist - Well-being for Kids