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Developmental Pathway
Tailored, ABA-based developmental support delivered where your child learns best — home, school, kindy, or daycare.
About
Foundations for Growth is our tailored developmental support pathway for children and young people who need help building skills across several areas of life — communication, play, social learning, academic abilities, motor skills, and daily living.
Using an Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) framework, our team designs an individualised program that supports meaningful, practical progress. Sessions are delivered by trained behaviour therapists in the environments where children learn best — school, kindergarten, daycare, or the family home.
Our approach is strengths-based, collaborative, and grounded in evidence, with a focus on helping each child grow in confidence, independence, and connection.
At a glance
Our Process
A warm, structured, and highly personalised process that grows with your child.
We get to know your child's strengths, interests, and developmental needs through interviews, observations, and assessments.
We create a tailored plan with clear goals and step-by-step teaching methods that build skills in a way that feels achievable and motivating for your child.
Behaviour therapists work directly with your child in their everyday environments. Parents, teachers, and support workers receive ongoing coaching so skills carry across home, school, and community. Progress is monitored and the plan adapts as your child grows.
Who
Children and young people with developmental concerns who need support across multiple areas of learning and daily life.
Funding
Foundations for Growth is funded through the NDIS Capacity Building – Early Intervention budget.
Funded through the NDIS Capacity Building – Early Intervention budget, designed to support young children with developmental delays or disabilities through evidence-based early supports that build communication, social skills, play, independence, and learning foundations.
Families can use their NDIS funding to access behaviour therapists and clinicians who deliver structured, developmentally appropriate intervention in the home, school, kindergarten, or daycare.
The amount of funding in a child’s plan depends on their individual needs, goals, and the level of support required.
Other ways we support children, families and the people around them.
NDIS early intervention in Cairns — common questions.
Caterpillar Clinic specialises in diagnostic assessments and clinical interventions for children and adolescents in Cairns.
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