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Early Start Australia Oakleigh

At Early Start Australia Oakleigh, we provide supportive, family-centred therapy services to help children, adolescents, parents, carers, and families thrive.

Our Oakleigh clinic offers expert occupational therapy, speech pathology, and psychology, tailored to individual needs.

Whether you’re seeking early intervention, developmental support, or specialised care, our dedicated team is here to help.

If you’d like to book an appointment or have a question, call 1300 372 439 or make an enquiry today.

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Clinic contact details

2/20 Atherton Road
Oakleigh VIC 3166

Call

1300 372 439

Email

[email protected]

Open Today: 9am - 5pm

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Therapy services to help you thrive

Early Start Australia Oakleigh opened in 2022 after the merger of two local clinics.

Our multidisciplinary clinic offers occupational therapy, speech pathology, psychology, and positive behaviour support for your child and family.

Beginning therapy with your child can seem like heading into the unknown, but with the right people at your side, it can be a highly effective and positive experience.

We tailor each child’s therapy journey to best suit their circumstances and approach every session with optimism and the willingness to listen and share.

Sharing information and getting to know you and your family is key to making you feel comfortable about the process.

We’ll work with you at every stage to explain why we’re doing what we’re doing and to check that it’s in line with your expectations.

With multiple therapists and disciplines working together, we can provide comprehensive collaborative family-centred services to your child and family within one therapy centre.

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We’re easy to find

Early Start Australia Oakleigh, Melbourne, is conveniently located on Atherton Road, with on-street parking available.

We’re just a two-minute walk to local cafés and Oakleigh Central, with easy access to a local park and playground.

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Support from 0 to 17 years, for all needs and abilities

Our team are experienced in supporting clients with speech sounds, language delay, play skills, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, emotional regulation, sensory regulation, social skills, executive function, depression, anxiety, attachment and more.

We’re here to support children and young people with managing transitions such as school readiness and learning support through primary and high school.

We offer a range of screeners and assessments to help you understand your child’s strengths and areas for development.

Therapy supports are not confined simply to the clinic. We can support your child in their community, such as school, childcare, kinder or at home, where it best aligns with therapy goals.

We also support early learning centres with Innovative Solutions Support funding, professional development and program development.

And our clinicians are trained to provide high-quality, engaging therapy via telehealth when travel is not possible. It’s collaborative support that’s family-centred and neurodiversity affirming to support your child in all their daily environments.

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How we can help your child

From early intervention support to therapy services, we offer tailored plans that support your child’s development.

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Psychology and counselling

Our child psychologists support your learning and development, help you understand your emotions and thoughts, and maintain and improve mental health.

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Speech and language pathology

Our speech pathologists support you to develop speech and language to build confident communication, literacy, and social participation.

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Occupational therapy

Our occupational therapists help you take part in daily activities, like self care and school work, by supporting regulation, teaching skills and adapting tasks.

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What you can expect at Early Start Australia Oakleigh

Strength-based approach: Fostering independence and resilience in school-aged children.
Early intervention: We offer a strong early intervention program for children up to nine years old.
Flexible service delivery: Our services can be delivered in our clinic at Oakleigh, via telehealth, and we offer mobile services around southeast Melbourne in the home, day care, school, and community settings, based on your personalised therapy plan.
Allied Health Assistants: AHA therapy programs offer a valuable opportunity to access support, either as a standalone service or as a complement to the therapy your child is already receiving through Early Start Australia.

Multidisciplinary team: All the support you need in one location with our occupational therapists, speech pathologists and psychologists working together to help you reach your goals.
Supporting early learning: We can support early learning centres and schools to ensure their students get the best support.
Funding models: We work with a number of funding/rebate models. As an NDIS registered provider, we work with agency-managed, self-managed, and plan-managed participants. We can also accept Better Access to Mental Health Care Plans for psychology services. Private health insurance policy-holders may be eligible for a rebate depending on the policy. We also work with Enhanced Primary Care plans for occupational therapy and speech pathology.

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Programs

Your therapist may recommend specific therapy programs or groups as part of your therapy journey.

All our programs are facilitated by occupational therapists, speech pathologists, psychologists, therapy assistants, or a combination, depending on your child’s needs.

In some cases, NDIS funding can be used to fund group program participation. You can discuss this option when making a booking.

Allied Health Assistant programs
Handwriting therapy
Learn to Play
Lidcombe program (for stuttering)
School holiday group programs

School holiday intensives
Secret Agent Society
Social Thinking
Zones of Regulation

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Serving families across Melbourne’s southeast

We proudly welcome families from a wide range of surrounding suburbs, including:

Bentleigh
Bentleigh East
Brighton
Clayton

Hampton
Moorabbin
Mount Waverley

Mulgrave
Springvale
St Kilda

Frequently asked questions

Here are some frequently asked questions about therapy services at Early Start Australia Oakleigh.

We listen to your needs and work with your goals in our therapy support plans.

Our multidisciplinary team can work with complex needs within the one clinic location.

You don’t need a general practitioner (GP) referral to see a speech pathologist, occupational therapist, or psychologist at Early Start Australia Oakleigh.

Contact us today to discuss your needs and request an appointment.

You should seek advice from a speech and language pathologist in Melbourne’s southeast as soon as you have concerns about your child’s speech, language, communication or feeding development.

Its never too early.

Contact us today to discuss your needs and request an appointment.

You should consider seeing an occupational therapist in Melbourne’s southeast if you have concerns about your child’s behaviour or if you notice that they are not reaching early milestones at the same time as other children.

You may also be recommended by your child’s teacher, or a GP, specialist or child health nurse.

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Early intervention has been proven to lead to better outcomes.

You should consider seeing a psychologist in Melbourne’s southeast as soon as you have concerns or if a GP, teacher, or caregiver has noted your child’s behaviour or emotional state.

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That’s ok.

That’s why we are here, to help guide and support you on your journey.

The first step is to give us a call to discuss your situation and what type of appointment might be best suited to your needs.

Our waiting room provides a warm, large, welcoming environment with books and colouring materials to keep children entertained while they wait.

Absolutely.

We strongly encourage parent participation in therapy sessions to foster an inclusive and collaborative approach for your whole family.

Yes, siblings are welcome to attend.

However, there may be occasions when the therapy sessions are more productive without siblings present, depending on the session’s focus.

Children already attending appointments for one discipline will receive priority scheduling for additional disciplines within our centre.

This ensures a coordinated approach for the child’s comprehensive care within our collaborative practice model.

During your initial appointment, either in person or via telehealth, you can meet with a therapist to discuss your goals and reasons for seeking therapy services.

It’s beneficial to bring along any relevant documents such as doctor’s referrals, funding letters, custody/parenting orders or reports that may be helpful for us to see.

If your child has a NDIS plan, please bring this with you as well.

Additionally, you will receive an email containing consent forms and important documents to read and sign.

Our Oakleigh clinic has immediate availability for most therapies.

If you require a specific day or time of the week, there may be a waitlist to access popular therapy times.

If you can’t attend a session, we require notification at least two business days. See our policy here.

Yes. We are a registered NDIS provider, and we work with agency-managed, self-managed, and plan-managed participants.

We also offer early intervention services for children up to nine years old.

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Meet our principal at Oakleigh

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Brooke Perrin

Practice Principal

Brooke has a Bachelor of Health Science and a Master of Speech Pathology, and is the Practice Principal and Senior Speech Pathologist at our Camberwell and Oakleigh clinics. She has worked with clients in all stages of the life span with an aim to assist her clients achieve their communication goals in ways that are fun and functional, for them and their support network. Brooke’s positive nature and ability to make quick connections with those around her ensures her clients, their families and teams feel supported and understood.

Brooke has gained a large and continuing skillset in a range of areas. Not only does Brooke provide individual therapy sessions, but she also thrives in running a number of groups with preschool and school age children (and previously with adults). These groups have been run in areas including social skills, language skills, literacy, corporate networking and soft skills, and vocal health.

We’re hiring!

Early Start Australia is part of the APM Group, a global human services provider now enabling better lives for more than 1 million people each year. To view all current opportunities to join our team visit the APM Careers website by clicking the button below.

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