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Unlock Allied Health Support Through Preschool Boost

Strengthen Children’s Outcomes at Your Early Childhood Service

As an approved supplier on the South Australian Preschool Boost program, Hessel Group brings integrated allied health interventions (speech, OT, physio, psychology, behaviour support) straight into your centre.

 

 

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Why This Matters

  • The South Australian Government has committed $84 million in Preschool Boost funding to uplift early childhood development and reduce developmental vulnerability.

  • Partner preschools can use their Preschool Boost allocations to purchase evidence-informed services from providers like us.

  • Because many children begin school with unseen developmental gaps (in language, motor skills, social competence), embedding allied health early can shift trajectories.

 

What We Offer Through Preschool Boost

We deliver multidisciplinary, integrated support within your early childhood setting. Our approach is:

  • Child-centred and strengths-based
  • Embedded in daily routines and play, not as removed therapy time
  • Collaborative across allied health + educators + families
  • Tiered: whole-service (universal), small-group (targeted) depending on need

How We Deliver

In-Person, on-site
  • Our allied health staff come to your centre.
  • 1–3 hour blocks, weekly/fortnightly/ongoing
Online live/Telehealth
  • For regional, remote, or hybrid settings
  • No travel cost for regional telehealth sessions
Group Sessions
  • Interventions delivered to small groups (up to 20)
  • Custom group size and focus possible

Investment & Cost 

Because purchases come via Preschool Boost funding, your service uses allocated budget rather than bearing full cost separately.

  • Base rate: $250 per discipline per session (for groups up to 20)

  • Additional participants: pro rata pricing

  • Travel fees: None for regional or remote telehealth; metropolitan sessions may incur $100–$200 depending on travel/time

Why Choose Us

  • Authorised & trusted: We are listed as a provider under the Preschool Boost menu

  • Holistic, multidisciplinary integration: no silos — all disciplines inform one another

  • Capacity building for educators: we build your team’s skills to sustain outcomes

  • Tailored to your service context, not “off the shelf”

  • Data-driven, outcome oriented: we measure improvements in development, school readiness, behaviour, and inclusion.

Minimum face-to-face time is 1 hour; customising to your centre’s needs is part of the plan.
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Outcomes You Can Expect

Improved communication, language and cognitive foundations
Enhanced social competence, emotional regulation, resilience
Better physical health & motor skills

 

More capacity for inclusion of children with diverse abilities

 

Stronger educator confidence in supporting development

Monthly Group Outings – Tuesday Evenings

Once a month, we head out into Adelaide for a social evening! Outings are designed to be fun, accessible, and engaging, with activities such as:

  • Karaoke & Dinner
  • Bowling & Arcade Fun
  • Cinema & Dessert Outings
  • Stargazing & Planetarium Visits
  • Food Truck & Market Visits

We offer a variety of activities — and we want your input to help shape future outings based on what you enjoy most!

How to Get Started — 4 Simple Steps

Book a consultation with our Allied Health team

We help you audit your centre’s AEDC-aligned priorities, existing vulnerabilities, and Preschool Boost plan gaps

Co-design a support package tailored to your centre’s needs

Implement, monitor, refine, and scale in partnership

Let’s explore how allied health support can lift outcomes at your centre.