Paediatric OT in Bella Vista, across the Hills District and via telehealth
Call Kate 0408 025 507
Paediatric OT in Bella Vista, across the Hills District and via telehealth
Call Kate 0408 025 507
Occupational Therapist Kate Boyce established Quickstepz in 2007 as an early intervention service for babies and children with developmental delay or disability. Therapy can be your child’s main program or sit alongside other supports, and we work closely with parents, preschool teachers and other therapists involved in your child’s care.
Quickstepz provides assessment, intervention and consultation for babies as young as two months and children with a range of developmental needs, disabilities and medical complexities. We support children with:
We also support children with delayed early milestones, including head control, rolling, sitting and standing, or who are not yet bearing weight by 12 months. Therapy can address low or high muscle tone, motor planning, balance, coordination, spatial awareness and hand use, alongside sensory processing, attention, emotional regulation, eating and feeding difficulties. We help children develop engagement, communication, peer play and social interaction, and support everyday challenges such as transitions and participation in familiar routines.
Quickstepz is an early intervention service providing assessment and therapy for babies, toddlers and young children with developmental delays and disabilities. We support the early foundations of movement, play, connection and communication, with therapy tailored to your child’s individual needs and stage of development.
We offer in-clinic sessions at both our Bella Vista and Castle Hill therapy spaces, as well as a mobile service across Northwest Sydney and the Hills District, with sessions available in the home or preschool. There are also options for intensive therapy blocks, providing a focused period of therapy around your child’s needs and goals.
Therapy may be a short-term burst or an ongoing program to build skills and confidence. Sessions can be one-on-one with you and your child, or peer sessions where your child is paired with a child of a similar age to support social interaction.
The Occupational Therapists at Quickstepz each bring decades of experience and a range of specialised training to their work with children and families. Our approaches include Cuevas Medek Exercises (CME), Dynamic Movement Intervention (DMI), DIR/Floortime, the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) and a Sensory Integration approach.
We draw on these approaches according to your child’s developmental needs, sensory processing profile, interests and goals. Therapy may focus on early motor milestones, posture and coordination, sensory processing and regulation, or connection, communication and play. Our team is dedicated to understanding your child and providing therapy that meets them where they are at, right now.
Relationship-based approaches that build connection, communication and play for children with Autism and Developmental Delay
Dynamic exercises using gravity to build posture, balance and motor control. Intensive blocks available.
Supports children with gross motor delay towards milestones like rolling, sitting, crawling and standing.
Options for children with cerebral palsy and hemiplegia.
Kate Boyce, Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist, Team Leader
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Physiotherapist
Registered Music Therapist
From the first conversation to regular progress reviews, you’re part of every decision.
We begin by understanding your concerns, your child’s history and what you’d like support with. Assessment includes play-based observation, discussion with you and formal assessments where appropriate.
We discuss the findings with you and choose priorities for therapy. Together, we consider the goals, approaches and type of sessions that best suit your child and family.
Your child attends sessions focused on their individual goals. Therapy may be weekly or twice weekly, with options for intensive blocks (intensives may focus on motor/sensory or socialisation/communication with peers). Therapy is in-clinic, mobile or telehealth, and often a combination of all three. Parent coaching and collaboration with educators and other therapists can also form part of the program.
We review what your child is doing, what’s becoming easier and where they still need support, and discuss your observations alongside what we’re seeing in therapy. We talk through pertinent topics like toilet training, sleep, regulation or managing sibling dynamics, and come together with you and your child’s educators for important discussions, including the transition to school, a Support Unit or SSP. We use this review to guide the next stage of therapy, whether that’s continuing current goals, choosing new priorities or adjusting the frequency or type of support.
We assess your child’s development, strengths and areas needing support to guide therapy planning. Assessment and progress reports can be prepared where required.
Therapy focuses on your child’s needs and goals, including movement, sensory processing, regulation, play, social interaction, fine motor skills and self-care. We offer weekly sessions, with more intensive therapy options available.
We support babies, toddlers and young children to develop the foundations of movement, connection, communication and play. We also help families find practical ways to support these skills within everyday routines.
Individual OT and physiotherapy sessions are available at our Bella Vista and Castle Hill therapy spaces. Sessions use play, movement and purposeful activities, with opportunities for parents to discuss progress and learn ways to support their child.
Our mobile service includes preschool-based therapy, giving children opportunities to develop a range of skills within their usual routines and develop their social skills with peers. We also collaborate with preschool and school teachers through consultation, education and support.
Our Peer Pairs sessions bring two carefully matched children together to develop shared play, communication and social interaction. Sessions are provided by an OT or Allied Health Assistant, depending on the children’s needs.
A few details are enough to start. Kate will give you a call (or email, if that suits you better) to talk through assessment and next steps.
Phone: 0408 025 507
Email: kate@quickstepz.com.au
