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Child Development Service | Bay of Plenty | Hauora a Toi | Te Whatu Ora
Public Service, Community, Paediatrics
Description
We are a community-based service team, providing therapy to assist children with special needs and their family/whānau achieve their full potential in their daily lives. We work in partnership with whānau/families and other specialists to provide therapeutic interventions and empower whānau/families to support their child to achieve their full potential and best quality of life.
The Child Development team is part of Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty
Please click here to download the CDS Overview and Inclusion Criteria pdf.
What is Child Development?
The Child Development Service looks at the skills and milestones that children usually develop at different ages e.g. playing, speaking, walking, learning. Children often develop in their own time but if a child is taking longer to learn a skill, they may need some support from our service.
Our team includes Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Visiting Neurodevelopmental Therapists (Tauranga), Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Psychologists, Dietitian, Social Workers, Allied Health Assistants (Whakatāne) and Te Pou Kokiri who can help you and your child in their development.
What to expect:
You and your child might see one or more of our team at your home, kindy or preschool. Additionally, you might attend one of our group sessions or you might come along to an appointment at our clinic.
Your rights:
To know more about your rights and support available to you with the Bay of Plenty District Health Board please visit the BOPDHB website Support Page .
Ages
Child / Tamariki, Youth / Rangatahi
Referral Expectations
You may be referred into the Child Development Service by your family Doctor, Nurse, Well Child provider (e.g. Pēpi Ora or Plunket), Kura, School, Paediatrician, or another Healthcare Professional.
You are also able to refer your own child to our service if they are needing our specialist care.
See below for more detail on our referral criteria.
Fees and Charges Description
Government funding of health and disability services means that eligible people may receive free inpatient and outpatient public hospital services, subsidies on prescription items and a range of support services for people with disabilities in the community.
Check to see if you are eligible for publicly funded health and disability services here.
Services
All children must be under the age of 16 to be referred to our service. In addition, referrals to our service must meet certain criteria which are outlined in our referral form (see the link below). In brief, our guidelines for referring a child to a specific therapy with our service are as follows: Speech and Language Therapy - child must be under 2 years, already accepted under another CDS therapy and has experienced difficulty for longer than 6 months. Visiting Neurodevelopmental Therapy – child must be under 2.5 years Social Worker – child must already be accepted under another CDS therapy Psychology – for ASD and Cognitive assessment you must provide initial assessments such as SRS and KBIT-2 There are some criteria which would mean a referral/child would not be accepted by our service including: with Ministry of Education Physical Disability Service or ORS funding who do not have specialised home-based OT equipment or housing needs who has ACC funding who has a short-term acute illness and is expected to rapidly return to their former level of wellness or function who has had a surgical intervention for an acute need requiring palliative care who is terminally ill requiring maintenance services only and not a multi-disciplinary development programme diagnosed with ADHD whose service needs are covered under another service specification Additional exclusions may apply to each therapy within CDS. Please contact us for further information. Click here for the Tauranga Referral Form Click here for the Whakatane Referral Form
All children must be under the age of 16 to be referred to our service. In addition, referrals to our service must meet certain criteria which are outlined in our referral form (see the link below). In brief, our guidelines for referring a child to a specific therapy with our service are as follows: Speech and Language Therapy - child must be under 2 years, already accepted under another CDS therapy and has experienced difficulty for longer than 6 months. Visiting Neurodevelopmental Therapy – child must be under 2.5 years Social Worker – child must already be accepted under another CDS therapy Psychology – for ASD and Cognitive assessment you must provide initial assessments such as SRS and KBIT-2 There are some criteria which would mean a referral/child would not be accepted by our service including: with Ministry of Education Physical Disability Service or ORS funding who do not have specialised home-based OT equipment or housing needs who has ACC funding who has a short-term acute illness and is expected to rapidly return to their former level of wellness or function who has had a surgical intervention for an acute need requiring palliative care who is terminally ill requiring maintenance services only and not a multi-disciplinary development programme diagnosed with ADHD whose service needs are covered under another service specification Additional exclusions may apply to each therapy within CDS. Please contact us for further information. Click here for the Tauranga Referral Form Click here for the Whakatane Referral Form
All children must be under the age of 16 to be referred to our service. In addition, referrals to our service must meet certain criteria which are outlined in our referral form (see the link below). In brief, our guidelines for referring a child to a specific therapy with our service are as follows:
- Speech and Language Therapy - child must be under 2 years, already accepted under another CDS therapy and has experienced difficulty for longer than 6 months.
- Visiting Neurodevelopmental Therapy – child must be under 2.5 years
- Social Worker – child must already be accepted under another CDS therapy
- Psychology – for ASD and Cognitive assessment you must provide initial assessments such as SRS and KBIT-2
There are some criteria which would mean a referral/child would not be accepted by our service including:
- with Ministry of Education Physical Disability Service or ORS funding who do not have specialised home-based OT equipment or housing needs
- who has ACC funding
- who has a short-term acute illness and is expected to rapidly return to their former level of wellness or function
- who has had a surgical intervention for an acute need
- requiring palliative care who is terminally ill
- requiring maintenance services only and not a multi-disciplinary development programme
- diagnosed with ADHD
- whose service needs are covered under another service specification
Additional exclusions may apply to each therapy within CDS. Please contact us for further information.
The ASD Coordination is a Referral Service for children under the age of 7 years, and their families/whanau, who seek an appointment for assessment and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The ASD Coordinator is based in our Tauranga office and can be contacted on 07 571 4768 or via email at: For further information, and links to a range of online resources in New Zealand and around the world, please go to the Resources section.
The ASD Coordination is a Referral Service for children under the age of 7 years, and their families/whanau, who seek an appointment for assessment and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. The ASD Coordinator is based in our Tauranga office and can be contacted on 07 571 4768 or via email at: For further information, and links to a range of online resources in New Zealand and around the world, please go to the Resources section.
The ASD Coordination is a Referral Service for children under the age of 7 years, and their families/whanau, who seek an appointment for assessment and diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The ASD Coordinator is based in our Tauranga office and can be contacted on 07 571 4768 or via email at:
For further information, and links to a range of online resources in New Zealand and around the world, please go to the Resources section.
Many of our one-on-one therapy appointments take place in your home. Our therapist will call you in advance to confirm a date and time and they will also explain what will happen during the visit. They will let you know if there is anything you will be required to do in advance. If you do not wish to have a home visit, please discuss this with your therapist and together an alternative location can be decided.
Many of our one-on-one therapy appointments take place in your home. Our therapist will call you in advance to confirm a date and time and they will also explain what will happen during the visit. They will let you know if there is anything you will be required to do in advance. If you do not wish to have a home visit, please discuss this with your therapist and together an alternative location can be decided.
Many of our one-on-one therapy appointments take place in your home.
Our therapist will call you in advance to confirm a date and time and they will also explain what will happen during the visit. They will let you know if there is anything you will be required to do in advance.
If you do not wish to have a home visit, please discuss this with your therapist and together an alternative location can be decided.
Our service runs regular clinics, which your family may be asked to attend, for example an assessment for diagnosis with one of our Psychologists. We will phone you to confirm an appointment time and you may receive some questionnaires to complete before you attend. Clinics may consist of more than one appointment. At times our therapists may decide that it will be better for your child to come to us for an assessment, rather than a home visit. They will discuss that with you at the time they make an appointment. Our clinic locations are: 112 Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga South Te Koru Therapy and Rehabilitation Services - Stewart Street, Whakatāne Hospital See here for more information about attending an appointment.
Our service runs regular clinics, which your family may be asked to attend, for example an assessment for diagnosis with one of our Psychologists. We will phone you to confirm an appointment time and you may receive some questionnaires to complete before you attend. Clinics may consist of more than one appointment. At times our therapists may decide that it will be better for your child to come to us for an assessment, rather than a home visit. They will discuss that with you at the time they make an appointment. Our clinic locations are: 112 Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga South Te Koru Therapy and Rehabilitation Services - Stewart Street, Whakatāne Hospital See here for more information about attending an appointment.
Our service runs regular clinics, which your family may be asked to attend, for example an assessment for diagnosis with one of our Psychologists.
We will phone you to confirm an appointment time and you may receive some questionnaires to complete before you attend. Clinics may consist of more than one appointment.
At times our therapists may decide that it will be better for your child to come to us for an assessment, rather than a home visit. They will discuss that with you at the time they make an appointment.
Our clinic locations are:
- 112 Thirteenth Avenue, Tauranga South
- Te Koru Therapy and Rehabilitation Services - Stewart Street, Whakatāne Hospital
See here for more information about attending an appointment.
We run a variety of group sessions where both the parent/guardian and child are invited to attend. If a group session might suit your whānau/family best, we will discuss this option with you.
We run a variety of group sessions where both the parent/guardian and child are invited to attend. If a group session might suit your whānau/family best, we will discuss this option with you.
We run a variety of group sessions where both the parent/guardian and child are invited to attend.
If a group session might suit your whānau/family best, we will discuss this option with you.
Disabled Persons Car Modifications Education Service Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (grg.org.nz) GymbaROO Kidz Need Dadz | Support & Education to Strengthen Father-Child Relationships Learn the Signs. Act Early Parent to Parent BOP The Australian Parenting Website - raisingchildren.net.au Recreate NZ Support Net Tākai Parenting Information and resources for whānau supporters Tauranga » CCS Disability Action Well Child App ASD RESOURCES ASD Coordinator, BOP, Child Development Service 07 571 4768 Autism NZ - BOP Altogether Autism AspergersConnections.Tauranga.NZ - Facebook www.facebook.com/onlineparentcoach/ ASD Support Group Whakatane https://www.facebook.com/2ekidswhakatane/ Education | Autism NZ Enrich+ Spectrum Energy Explore Five Women and Autism. In this documentary, five Opotiki women speak about their family experience of autism. IDEA Services Imagine Better Insights, Paula Jessop Jason Edgecombe Neurodiversity - Facebook Journey Together MICAMHS run education sessions for parents of primary and intermediate age children. Mockingbird Needs Assessment Coordination Services (NASCs) BOP Sensory Processing Course for Parents and Teachers - Griffin OT Sensory Sam Tauranga Riding for Disabled (RDA) The Art of Autism www.suelarkey.com.au The Verbal Approach to Behaviour by Mary Lynch Barbera https://www.marybarbera.com/ book.autismnz.org.nz/events MICAMHS Parent Education Sessions Term 4 2021 (PDF, 248.8 KB)
Disabled Persons Car Modifications Education Service Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (grg.org.nz) GymbaROO Kidz Need Dadz | Support & Education to Strengthen Father-Child Relationships Learn the Signs. Act Early Parent to Parent BOP The Australian Parenting Website - raisingchildren.net.au Recreate NZ Support Net Tākai Parenting Information and resources for whānau supporters Tauranga » CCS Disability Action Well Child App ASD RESOURCES ASD Coordinator, BOP, Child Development Service 07 571 4768 Autism NZ - BOP Altogether Autism AspergersConnections.Tauranga.NZ - Facebook www.facebook.com/onlineparentcoach/ ASD Support Group Whakatane https://www.facebook.com/2ekidswhakatane/ Education | Autism NZ Enrich+ Spectrum Energy Explore Five Women and Autism. In this documentary, five Opotiki women speak about their family experience of autism. IDEA Services Imagine Better Insights, Paula Jessop Jason Edgecombe Neurodiversity - Facebook Journey Together MICAMHS run education sessions for parents of primary and intermediate age children. Mockingbird Needs Assessment Coordination Services (NASCs) BOP Sensory Processing Course for Parents and Teachers - Griffin OT Sensory Sam Tauranga Riding for Disabled (RDA) The Art of Autism www.suelarkey.com.au The Verbal Approach to Behaviour by Mary Lynch Barbera https://www.marybarbera.com/ book.autismnz.org.nz/events MICAMHS Parent Education Sessions Term 4 2021 (PDF, 248.8 KB)
Disabled Persons Car Modifications
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (grg.org.nz)
Kidz Need Dadz | Support & Education to Strengthen Father-Child Relationships
The Australian Parenting Website - raisingchildren.net.au
Support Net
Tākai Parenting Information and resources for whānau supporters
Tauranga » CCS Disability Action
ASD RESOURCES
ASD Coordinator, BOP, Child Development Service 07 571 4768
AspergersConnections.Tauranga.NZ - Facebook
www.facebook.com/onlineparentcoach/
ASD Support Group Whakatane https://www.facebook.com/2ekidswhakatane/
Five Women and Autism. In this documentary, five Opotiki women speak about their family experience of autism.
Insights, Paula Jessop
Jason Edgecombe Neurodiversity - Facebook
MICAMHS run education sessions for parents of primary and intermediate age children.
Needs Assessment Coordination Services (NASCs) BOP
Sensory Processing Course for Parents and Teachers - Griffin OT
Tauranga Riding for Disabled (RDA)
The Verbal Approach to Behaviour by Mary Lynch Barbera https://www.marybarbera.com/
- MICAMHS Parent Education Sessions Term 4 2021 (PDF, 248.8 KB)
Document Downloads
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Child Development Service BOP Criteria document
(PDF, 856.8 KB)
CDS overview of our services and the inclusions and exclusion criteria for each of our 8 disciplines.
Contact Details
112 Thirteenth Ave, Tauranga South, Tauranga
Bay of Plenty
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Phone
(07) 571 4768
Email
Website
www.bopdhb.health.nz/health-and-support/a-z-of-hospital-services/child-development/
112 Thirteenth Avenue
Tauranga South
Tauranga
Bay of Plenty 3112
Street Address
112 Thirteenth Avenue
Tauranga South
Tauranga
Bay of Plenty 3112
Postal Address
Private Bag 12024
Tauranga 3143
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This page was last updated at 9:02AM on April 16, 2024. This information is reviewed and edited by Child Development Service | Bay of Plenty | Hauora a Toi | Te Whatu Ora.