Baobab School Readiness Program 2025

Is your child ready for the exciting adventure of school?

Our School Readiness Program is designed to help your child build confidence and skills in a supportive and engaging classroom environment.

Through a combination of school readiness activities, hands-on learning, and emotional support, your child will develop essential skills that lay the foundation for a successful school experience. We utilise the DIR/Floortime approach, that meets children where they are.

Our program offers:

  • Exposure to a structured classroom setting to help ease the transition to school life.

  • Engaging school readiness activities tailored to your child’s developmental needs.

  • Fun, personalised learning tailored to strengths and interests.

  • Support for children of all developmental levels, ensuring that every child’s unique strengths are nurtured.

Where:
Room 48, 1 Halford Street Castlemaine
Sessions:
4 sessions (must commit to all 4)
When:
Tuesday 14th Jan 9:30AM -12PM
Tuesday 21st Jan 9:30AM - 12PM
Wednesday 22nd Jan 9:30AM - 12PM

Program cost per child: $600 (all 4 sessions)
Claimable through NDIS

SPOTS ARE LIMITED, BOOK NOW!
baobabtherapy@gmail.com
0402 455 046
* Please note that groups are subject to bookings/availability


Spectacular Superheros - School Holidays Social Group 2025!

Looking for a fun, engaging, and educational activity for your 5-7-year-old this school holidays?

Join our Superhero Social Group to develop social skills, teamwork, and creativity through exciting activities like collaborative play and problem-solving!

Where:
31 Trawool Street, Box Hill North
When:
Wednesday 8th January 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Wednesday 15th January 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Wednesday 22nd January 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Cost: $450 per child (covers all 3 days!)
Payment deadline:
20th December 2024. Feedback will be shared after the last session.

Claimable through NDIS.

Why Join?

  • Boost peer connections

  • Develop problem solving skills

  • Embrace self-confidence and creativity

  • Collaborative play within a small group

  • Most importantly… HAVE FUN!

DON'T MISS OUT! Enrol Now:
baobabtherapy@gmail.com
0402455046
* Please note that groups are subject to bookings/availability, so secure your superhero's spot today!

Baobab Bushrangers

We are excited to be offering nature-based social groups in Castlemaine for the upcoming term!

Working in small groups, our programs will support the development of social skills through an interactive and play-based program using an evidence-based approach. Working in small groups, children can engage in social learning and put new skills into practice within a group context. Each session includes group games and collaborative activities interwoven with opportunities for problem solving and collaboration. We aim to empower children to express their needs, embrace their differences, and find tools to help them regulate their emotions and sensory differences in a group setting, to prepare them for social interactions in the real-world. 

We understand that socializing and self-expression looks different for everyone and so rather than ‘teaching’ a specific set of prescribed behaviors and phrases, we embrace neurodiversity and each child’s unique personality in our social groups. Our program provides children with the opportunity to engage collaboratively, connect with peers, work as a team, find joy in being a part of a group, and practice navigating challenges that may arise in social situations in real life.

Each session builds more opportunity for relationship development and introduces new ideas and principles, so we strongly recommend your child attends all sessions.  

Our Castlemaine Groups


The groups are suitable for children with or without a diagnosis who are experiencing challenges with social interaction, play and/or regulation.

Allocation to each group is determined according to personality, skills and developmental level rather than purely based on chronological age, so please call to discuss which group may be most appropriate for your child.

Our groups are small and places tend to fill up fast so please contact our Castlemaine branch on 0401 682 416 to book a place for your child. Once we have received your expression of interest, you will be provided with an intake form which contains information about our fees, terms of service, cancellation policy.

General Information:

Dates
Wednesdays fortnightly in Term 1 2025

Times
3:30pm-4:30pm: 4-7 year olds
4:45pm-5:45pm: 7-11 year olds

Cost
$400 per term (4 x sessions)
Discounted fees may be available for families without access to funding.

Location:
A private bush property, 5kms from Castlemaine town centre. (Exact address will be provided upon enrolment).
The property has access to wild forest, tools, craft, vegetable gardens, shade, outdoor fireplace, water and toilets. A full risk assessment has been completed and children will be constantly supervised at a ratio of 1:3

* Please note that groups are subject to bookings/availability