Getting ready to start school or kindy
You want to build everyday skills before a big change, and would like some practical guidance.
Sunshine Coast · School readiness support
Help with the everyday skills of starting school
Lin, Avanti’s Sunshine Coast occupational therapist, looks at the everyday skills and routines that help a child take part in a school day — self-care, following a routine, joining a group and managing change. Share what you are noticing and the local team confirms whether OT support is the right next step before anything is booked.
Asking doesn’t commit you to anything.
Prefer we ring you? ↓Parents and carers are welcome to get in touch.
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Sound familiar?
Does any of this sound familiar?
If any of these sound familiar, share what you are seeing and the local team will confirm whether occupational therapy fits.
Self-care and following a routine
Toileting, eating, dressing or following a group routine still need a lot of support.
Separating from a parent and joining in
Saying goodbye or joining a group is hard, and you want to make the transition smoother.
Your occupational therapist
School readiness support with Lin.
Warm, creative and neuroaffirming Occupational Therapist.
Lin supports children, young adults, neurodivergent clients and older adults with strength-based OT for everyday independence, participation and confidence.
- Functional capacity assessments and early intervention
- Autism, ADHD, intellectual disability and Down syndrome support
- School readiness, self-care, toileting and interoception
Occupational Therapist · Paediatric and aged care OT. More about Lin.
How OT helps
What an OT looks at with school readiness
An occupational therapist looks at the everyday skills and routines that help a child take part in a school day — self-care, following a routine, joining a group and managing change. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked, and no diagnosis is needed to ask.
Getting ready for the school day
Self-care routines, uniforms, lunchboxes and the steps that make up a school morning.
Following routines and instructions
Managing a group routine, following steps and staying with an activity.
Separating and joining in
Saying goodbye, settling into a new setting and joining in with other children.
Recommendations follow the assessment. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked.
First call and assessment
What happens after you get in touch
- Tell us what you are noticingCall or request a callback and describe the routines, tasks or situations that are hard for your child.
- We call you backThe Sunshine Coast team checks your child’s age and goals, the location, appointment availability and funding or referral options, then explains whether the clinician and service fit.
- You decideNothing is arranged until you have talked it through and agreed it is the right next step.
Questions
Sunshine Coast questions about school readiness support
It is for children and young people on the Sunshine Coast and the parents, carers or support teams around them. The team confirms whether the clinician and service fit before anything is booked.
Sessions may happen in the clinic, at home or in the community where suitable. The setting is agreed with you after you enquire.
Tell us your child’s age when you enquire and the team confirms whether the service suits your family.
Call or request a callback and share what you are noticing. The team confirms whether an appointment is the right next step. Asking does not commit you to anything.
No. Occupational therapy looks at the everyday skills and routines that help a child take part in a school day, and the team talks through what would be useful.
No diagnosis is needed to ask. The team talks through what you are noticing and confirms whether occupational therapy fits before anything is booked.
NDIS, a Medicare referral or private payment may apply, depending on your child and the service. The team checks the funding pathway and explains relevant fees before anything is booked.
Next step
Ask about school readiness support on the Sunshine Coast
Share what you are noticing — the local team talks it through with you and explains whether OT support fits.
This suits children and young people on the Sunshine Coast where you want to build everyday skills ahead of starting school or kindy. Parents, carers and young people can enquire, and the team talks through what you are noticing before confirming whether occupational therapy fits. Support is planned with families, schools and care teams where that helps.
57 Bulcock Street, Caloundra QLD 4551
Callback
Prefer the Sunshine Coast team to ring you?
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