Early Years Program Birth to School Entry

Our Early Years Program focuses on children from birth to school entry and emphasizes parent as therapy partners.

Our services may include:

  • Early identification and Parent support/education
  • Assessment, treatment and consultation to improve functional gross motor skills for home and community settings
  • Prescription of therapeutic equipment for positioning and mobility i.e. standers & walkers
  • Individual or group therapy with focus on parent education and coaching for home
  • Information sharing to support transition to school

We use the Skyview Early Years Services model. This model has a strong focus on parents as therapy partners. The Skyview model may include:

  • Assessment & Service Planning to support co-design of therapy goals
  • Intervention to work towards achieving identified therapy goals
  • Therapy breaks to allow for practice of skills learned
  • Completion of therapy with referral or transition to other programs, if needed.

Families and caregivers of children aged 0- school entry can make a referral directly to KidsAbility.

The referral process is different depending on where you live:

  • Waterloo Region – all referrals for children from birth – 21 (or completion of high school) are made directly to KidsAbility through the Intake Team (519-886-8886 ex. 1214 or 1-888-372-2259) or by filling in the online referral form.
  • Guelph-Wellington – referrals differ by age:
    • Ages 0-4:  Contact Here4Kids at 1-844-454-3711 (or by fax: 1-844-454-3739) through Growing Great Generations, a collaboration of organizations including KidsAbility.
Submit a Referral

Related Programs

  • Physiotherapy

    Physiotherapy, helps children and youth with disabilities with movement challenges. Treatment plans are created in collaboration with families to enhance mobility, function, independence and participation at home and community.

  • Physiotherapy – School Years

    KidsAbility’s School Years Program, using the Village View model, supports children and youth with disabilities through transitions, functional skills, and community engagement.
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    Intake & Referrals

    Please contact our Intake team if you require any assistance. We are here to help.

Resources

file To Help Your Child Walk Learn about ways to help your child walk with this helpful one-page information sheet that has tips from KidsAbility physiotherapists. For caregivers with children and youth of any age.
file Decrease Trips and Falls Learn about ways to help decrease tips and falls with this helpful one-page information sheet that has tips from KidsAbility physiotherapists. For caregivers with children and youth of any age.