The Growing Demand for Childhood NDIS Support Across the Mid North Coast

What Exactly Is The Problem?
Families across the Mid North Coast are experiencing significant challenges accessing vital NDIS-funded services for their children. With waitlists for psychology, occupational therapy (OT), and speech therapy extending 6–9 months—or even longer—these critical windows for early intervention often close before families can receive help.

Many parents share stories of their frustration:

NDIS Funding, but No Support: Despite being approved for funding, families frequently find themselves unable to access any services, leading to poor outcomes for children's learning as well as potential loss of funding at the next NDIS review due to underspending. 
No Responses: It is not uncommon for families to contact multiple providers with no callbacks or availability in our local area. This leaves parents confused about whether they are on a waitlist or not, and unsure of the next step to take to ensure their child accesses the support they need.
The most concerning result? Delays in intervention lead to missed developmental milestones, increased family stress, and limited progress during crucial early years which result in difficulty socialising, learning new skills, feeling confident and successful within the home, community and education environments.

What Is The Solution?

At The Child Health & Development Hub, we have created an innovative hybrid model designed to drastically reduce wait times while ensuring exceptional outcomes for children and families.

Specialist-Led, Team-Driven Care:
We partner with experts across multiple fields—Key Workers, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Teachers, Nurses, and Paediatricians (with Speech Pathologists planned to join our team in 2025). Our team leverages technology for high-quality assessments and plans, while face-to-face implementation ensures personalised support.

Home/Preschool/School Implementation:
Our experienced health and education key workers implement specialist-designed plans directly with families, providing tailored, hands-on support that makes a difference.

How We Have Reduced Wait Times
Our model ensures families can access the support they need in weeks, not months:

Key Worker Support: Highly skilled professionals from health and education fields, typically available within 1–2 weeks.
OT Support Including Functional Capacity Assessments: Completed in just 1–2 weeks.
Family Support & Therapy: Delivered through tailored 12-week in-home programs designed by occupational therapists.
Diagnostic Psychology Assessments: Assessing ASD, ADHD, cognitive functioning, and learning challenges in 1-2 weeks.
Paediatrician Access: Seamlessly coordinated for specialist care and diagnostic review. Our failies are supported to access paediatric services within as little as 4-8 weeks - a big improvement to the local 18 months - 2 years wait period. 

Our multidisciplinary approach integrates expertise from various professionals into individualised, highly targeted plans for each child, ensuring exceptional results within appropriate time periods. 

Benefits for Families

Timely, Consistent Support:
Say goodbye to 6–9 month waits. Our services are available in weeks.
Comprehensive Care Under One Roof:
No need to juggle multiple appointments across providers—everything is coordinated for you.
Remarkable Progress:
Our strategic, specialised plans help children achieve six months of growth in just 12 weeks.
Convenience:
Our mobile service provides face-to-face support in homes, daycares, preschools and primary schools.

Success Stories
One of our most inspiring cases involves a 4-year-old, diagnosed with global developmental delay. Here are some finding from when they first joined us:

Growth Areas:

• 18 months behind typical developmental milestones.
• No interest in early learning activities like drawing, counting, or name recognition.
• Inability to use pencils/crayons/textas, identify shapes, or count beyond three.
• Minimal social engagement and communication.
• Increasing challenging behaviours within the preschool environment.

The Results After Just 3 Months of our Intervention Program:

• Writing their name consistently, recognising all letters and sounds of their name, and consistently counting to 1-10.
• Identifying six colors and basic shapes with confidence.
• Enjoying free-drawing and craft activities, with improved fine motor skills.
• Increased communication, social participation, imaginative play and engagement in the community.
• Reduction in frequency of challenging behaviours reported by preschool, increased enjoyment within the learning space. 
• Increased interest in early learning activites at home including books, craft, puzzles and games. 

  

  
  
  

  Our Promise
  At The Child Health & Development Hub, we are dedicated to delivering professional, compassionate, and targeted support for your child. Our goal is to help every child reach their full potential through timely, innovative, and highly individualized interventions.

  If you are interested to learn more about how we can provide immediate support for your child’s developmental needs, email us at [email protected] or complete our Contact Form to enquire about accessing our NDIS Childhood Support Service.