Early Years Foundations Program
From: $386.00
The Therapy at Home Early Years Foundations Program has been designed by our paediatric therapists to target skills across a range of developmental domains including fine motor skills, gross motor skills, language and communication, cognition and sensory exploration. It provides a range of hands-on activities and versatile tools that can be used and adapted as skills develop and developmental needs change throughout childhood.
Created for ages 2 – 5*
A block of Group Telehealth Sessions are included with this program.
NOTE: some of the resources included in the Therapy at Home toolbox are recommended for ages 3+. Adult supervision will be required when using these products and we would encourage you to use your discretion to determine whether or not these will be appropriate for your child.
- Description
- What's in the toolbox?
- What are the benefits?
- What are the goals?
- What skills will we build?
- Telehealth
- Outcome Report
The Therapy at Home Early Years Foundations Program focuses on targeting key developmental domains through play-based learning experiences. It aims to promote the development of fine motor skills, gross motor skills, language and communication, cognition and sensory exploration, while also building play skills in both facilitator and child.
The toolbox contains five key resources to support skill development at home. These include puzzles, stepping stones, an ice cream parlour, threading beads and a waterslide marble run. The intention is to create a variety of purposeful play ideas for each resource to encourage repeated practise of these skills at home.
Throughout the program, fine motor skills are targeted through puzzles, while gross motor skills are promoted using the stepping stones. Language and communication development and social skills are prioritised via imaginative play and the threading beads encourage cognitive development. Sensory exploration is fostered using the waterslide marble run.
To support meaningful engagement with these resources, the program includes a comprehensive facilitator guide that provides ideas for ways to play and extension activities for each item. As such, the toolbox is a versatile collection of resources that can be adapted to your child’s evolving developmental needs.
In addition, there is an online program featuring over 30 videos that demonstrate the resources in action and provide guidance for the facilitator to support skill development and play at home.
The program has been structured across five key projects relating to each development domain. However, the delivery of this can be tailored to the specific needs and interests of the participating child. The intention is to create multiple opportunities for play-based learning experiences and to support facilitators in fostering foundational skill development in the early childhood years.
PLEASE NOTE: The essential components of the toolbox generally don’t change over time unless we are making improvements to the overall program. The specific tools included may differ at times in terms of brand, colour and other cosmetic differences due to sourcing factors out of our control. This will not affect the therapeutic benefits of the program as intended for the participant. We recommend that you only order one program per participant to ensure the appropriate use of funds. We cannot tailor toolboxes or programs to suit specific requests at this time. If you order a program for multiple participants they will receive the same program and toolbox. All shop listing images are representative of the program theme and not necessarily literal representations of what’s in the toolbox.
What's in the toolbox?
The Therapy at Home Early Years Foundations Program comes with a toolbox of resources delivered to your door that aligns with the skill-building modules in the online program. This toolbox provides a practical and playful element that your child can engage with as they follow along with the videos.
The toolbox includes*:
✓ Puzzles for varying levels of skill to promote the development of fine motor skills
✓ Stepping stones and mini bean bags to support the development of gross motor skills
✓ Wooden ice cream parlour set and menu to encourage imaginative play and support the development of language and communication skills
✓ Threading beads, lacing string and pattern cards to promote cognition
✓ Waterslide marble run to encourage sensory exploration
✓ Shaving cream, bubbles and art and craft items to encourage play and creativity
✓ Facilitator guide to support the delivery of the program at home
NOTE: some of the resources included in the Therapy at Home toolbox are recommended for ages 3+. Adult supervision will be required when using these products and we would encourage you to use your discretion to determine whether or not these will be appropriate for your child.
* The essential components of the toolbox generally don’t change over time unless we are making improvements to the overall program. The specific tools included may differ at times in terms of brand, colour and other cosmetic differences due to sourcing factors out of our control. This will not affect the therapeutic benefits of the program as intended for the participant.
What are the benefits?
The Therapy at Home Early Years Foundations Program aims to deliver the following benefits:
✓ Meaningful modelling of play activities to encourage early years skill development at home
✓ Therapist recommended strategies to enhance child development and build parent and caregiver capacity and confidence when supporting their child’s development and learning
✓ Variety of developmental areas to allow parents to observe their child’s strengths and needs across domains
✓ Develop sensory awareness and confidence to make choices to support child regulation
What are the goals?
The Therapy at Home Early Years Foundations Program aims to achieve the following goals:
✓ Improve emotional wellbeing and regulation through sensory play
✓ Build fine motor skills
✓ Enhance visual perception
✓ Support imagination and creativity
✓ Improve concept knowledge
✓ Support language development and learning
✓ Improve coordination and motor skills (for example, strength, endurance, balance, agility)
✓ Build confidence and self-esteem through repetition and mastery of new skills
View the Therapy at Home NDIS Goals Guide to see where your child’s NDIS goals align with our range of Therapy at Home programs.
What skills will we build?
The Therapy at Home Early Years Foundations Program focuses on skill development in the following areas for:
✓ Fine motor skills using puzzles and threading to support development of skills required for tasks such as dressing, using utensils and later, writing
✓ Gross motor skills through the use of stepping stones to complete gross motor activities and to encourage children to move their bodies and develop coordination
✓ Language and communication via a range of imaginative play activities, with a particular focus on coaching facilitators to use language enhancement techniques during play every day
✓ Cognitive function using threading activities to teach concepts, sequencing and planning and problem solving
✓ Sensory regulation using water play as a sensory tool, as well as providing education to facilitators on all of the sensory systems and their role in the body
✓ Emotional regulation through using tools that can help a child feel calm and regulated
Telehealth
This program includes a block of Group Telehealth Sessions to support you in successfully implementing this program. To read more about the Group Telehealth inclusion please visit our FAQs.
Outcome Report
This program does not include an outcome report. You can add one next to the ‘Add to cart’ button in the shop and it will appear in your cart as an additional charge.
Therapy at Home provides the option for an outcome report to be included with all Programs. These reports are a summary of the specific program outcomes measured as a result of participating in a specific Therapy at Home Program. This is not a report for decision-making at the full plan level. This is not a report for an end-of-plan review from which a planner can use to make decisions about future funds at a whole plan level.
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