Early Intervention and Therapy
Grow Early Supports is a mobile early intervention service supporting young children with developmental delays, differences, and neurodivergence, including autism, across Melbourne. We provide individualised, routines- and play-based support in home, kinder, and school settings, with a focus on building communication, confidence, participation, and independence in everyday life.
We currently support families across the northern suburbs of Melbourne, including Brunswick, Coburg, Pascoe Vale, Essendon, Moonee Ponds, Ascot Vale, Kensington, Doncaster, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Berwick, Sunbury, St Albans, Deer Park, Melton, Wollert, Craigieburn, Epping and surrounding suburbs.
Speech Pathology Supports
Our experienced paediatric speech pathologist works one-on-one with your child, and alongside you, to support communication in ways that fit your child and family. This might include understanding and using words, speaking more clearly, joining in play and conversations, or communicating in other ways, like signs, pictures or devices (AAC). Sessions are fun and play-based, building on your child's interests to make communicating motivating and meaningful.
We offer speech and language assessments to understand how your child communicates and what support would help most. Our speech pathologist also supports children with a range of needs, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech, situational mutism and feeding difficulties. We coach parents and work with educators too, so your child can build their skills at home, kinder and school.
Sessions are 60 or 90 minutes
$193 per hour (NDIS funding can be used for these sessions)
Early Intervention: Children 1-5 Years
A highly skilled therapist works one-on-one with your child at home, kinder or daycare. Your child learns through fun, motivating play and everyday routines, so therapy fits naturally into their day. When learning feels like play, children learn more and faster, often without even realising they're learning!
For young Autistic children, one approach we use is the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM). We work with you and your child's educators to set goals that matter to your family, across areas like communication, play, self-care (such as toileting and feeding themselves) and social interaction. Social skills are built naturally through play: your therapist joins in with what your child loves, creating shared moments like taking turns and playing together. As your child's confidence grows, we help them use these skills with family, friends and educators.
Sessions are 60 or 90 minutes
$193 per hour (NDIS funding can be used for these sessions).
Parent Coaching and Family Support
Work one-on-one with a highly experienced therapist to build your confidence in supporting your child. Coaching focuses on the goals that matter most to you, your child and your family, such as toileting, being safe in the community, or calmly getting through the morning routine. Together, we find practical strategies that fit into your everyday life, so your child can keep learning through play and daily routines.
Your therapist will show you strategies, try them with you and your child, and help you adjust them until they feel natural. This might include helping your child move from one activity to the next, building self-care skills like dressing, toileting and eating, or supporting your child's emotional regulation. As your confidence grows, you'll have the tools to support your child's learning and wellbeing every day, not just during sessions.
Available via telehealth or in person at your home
Sessions are 60 or 90 minutes
$193 per hour (NDIS funding can be used for these sessions)
Early Intervention: Children 5-9 Years
A highly skilled therapist works one-on-one with your child at home or school. We get to know your child's strengths, interests and needs, and use evidence-based approaches tailored to them. Together with you, we set goals that matter to your family, across areas like communication, independence, friendships and wellbeing. Sessions build on what your child enjoys, so learning feels fun and motivating.
We work closely with your child's teachers to help your child take part and feel confident at school. This might include helping your child play and connect with classmates, regulate in challenging moments, participate in learning activities and follow classroom routines. We also share practical strategies with teachers so they can support your child between sessions. Because we support your child in their everyday environment, the skills they learn carry over into the classroom, the playground and home.
Sessions are 60 or 90 minutes
$193 per hour (NDIS funding can be used for these sessions)
Early Childhood Education
Professional Development and Training
We recognise and respect the expertise of early childhood educators and work in partnership with teams to support inclusive practices for children with a range of developmental differences and support needs, including neurodivergence such as autism.
Professional learning is tailored to each service and can include:
Understanding and responding to behaviours of concern in supportive, strengths-based ways
Building educator confidence in emotional co-regulation
Adapting routines and learning experiences to support participation and engagement
Supporting children with higher support needs within everyday classroom contexts
Strengthening collaboration with families and allied health professionals
Training can be delivered in a way that suits your team, including:
Online (via Zoom)
In-person workshops (during or outside of work hours)
In-classroom coaching and modelling
Fees: $300 per hour (unlimited participants)