Occupational Therapy
Motivate Kids
- Service type:
- Allied Health Support
- AHP type:
- Occupational therapy
- Support category:
- Leadership and mentoring
- educator upskilling
- group child support
- family and parenting support
- Primary AEDC domain:
- emotional maturity
- Secondary AEDC domains:
- physical health and wellbeing
- social competence
- language and cognitive skills
- Delivery location:
- Eastern Adelaide
- Northern Adelaide
- Southern Adelaide
- Western Adelaide
- Adelaide Hills
- Barossa
- Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
- Eyre and Western
- Far North
- Yorke and Mid North
- Limestone Coast
- Murray and Mallee
- Delivery mode:
- Online Pre-Recorded Self-Paced
- online live
- in-person
- hybrid
- Program delivery:
- by early childhood service staff with training and supports
- by supplier staff to groups of children, families or educators
- Tiered intervention:
- tier 1 universal whole service
- tier 2 Targeted for specific cohorts or small groups
- Cost:
- variable
Description
Through evidence-based and clinically informed approaches, Motivate Kids will help to empower educators to support children with the skills and strategies they need to engage fully in their daily routines, play, learning, and relationships – building independence, confidence and overall wellbeing. Expected outcomes for this program are:
- improved ability for children to understand and regulate their emotions through participation in sensory-motor groups and co-regulation strategies embedded into daily routines
- enhanced educator capacity to model and teach emotional regulation by implementing evidence-based training leading to greater child participation, enhanced wellbeing and inclusive learning environments
- increased emotional resilience and coping skills in children, supported by play-based interventions that encourage emotional awareness, co-regulation and self-regulation
- improved family understanding of emotional development and regulation strategies, achieved through practical, accessible workshops and take-home resources that align with neuroaffirming care.
How this is delivered
Services are designed to seamlessly integrate into existing play-based, teacher-led preschool programs, (enhancing, rather than disrupting) established routines. A multi-tiered approach is used, adding a distinct occupational therapy lens to early learning:
- Professional development training: 12 evidence-based topics for educators and tailored workshops for parents, grounded in developmental and emotional regulation frameworks.
- Targeted intervention groups: Designed and co-facilitated by occupational therapists using sensory-motor and emotional regulation strategies aligned with AEDC outcomes.
- Empowering educators: Coaching and mentoring equips staff to embed therapeutic strategies into play and routines, increasing developmental intentionality.
- Play as a therapeutic tool: using play-based interventions within groups to support emotional regulation, social skills, motor development and school readiness.
- Engagement and inclusion: adapting activities, resources and environments to meet diverse needs in groups, promoting inclusivity and participation.
Cost
This support is delivered at a fixed hourly rate of $225 per hour. The following areas can be serviced pending travel terms, consistency of scheduling and demand:
- Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
- Eyre and Western
- Far North
- Yorke and Mid North
- Limestone Coast
- Murray and Mallee.
- metropolitan for $112.50 per hour
- regional for $168.75 per hour
- remote for $225 per hour
- kilometre reimbursement of $0.99 per km.
- up to 10 attendees for $2,020
- 11 – 30 attendees for $2,975
- 31 – 60 attendees for $3,705.
- up to 10 attendees for $1,120
- 11 – 30 attendees for $1,625
- 31 – 60 attendees for $2,580.
Contact the provider
Contact name: Laura Wortlock
Contact email: laura@motivatekids.com.au
Contact phone: 08 7200 2431
Contact website: https://www.motivatekids.com.au/
About the organisation
Motivate Kids, based in Broadview, SA, is a leading paediatric occupational therapy provider supporting children and young people from birth to early adulthood. They work alongside those who experience developmental differences, autism, early childhood trauma, or delays in reaching milestones. Motivate Kids partners with schools and early learning centres to enhance children’s capacity in self-care, emotional regulation, motor skills, sensory processing, attachment, social connection, and school readiness. Their approach is relationship-based, strengths-focused, and grounded in neuroaffirming and trauma-informed care, supporting each child’s unique development and wellbeing.