Jumping Joeys

Play and develop gross motor skills in a fun environment

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Dates and Locations

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Weekly On Thursday9:00 am - 10:00 am2-4 years

Jumping Joeys Gross Motor group is designed to encourage the development of your child’s gross motor skills, increase confidence in performing their existing skills and promote social engagement with their peers. 

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Contact us directly or complete the form below to enquire.

What does it involve?
  • Weekly one hour group based sessions at a CPA centre run by experienced physiotherapists.
  • Regular group activities targeting locomotion skills (walking, running, jumping, climbing), balance skills (stationary and when moving) and ball skills (throwing, catching, kicking).
  • Individualised goals to maximise learning opportunities for all children.
  • Celebration of achievement at the conclusion of the group.
What are the outcomes?
Who is the program for?
  • Children aged 2-4 years
  • GMFCS 1-2 or similar function (clients will be independent walkers in the future)
  • Goals around improving functional gross motor skills
  • Able to follow simple 1-2 step instructions
  • Still able to attend if they miss 1 session due to prior commitments
  • Carer must be available for the duration of the group

This service is available at

Cerebral Palsy Alliance Ryde centre

Ryde centre

3A Smalls Rd, Ryde NSW 2112
ask@cerebralpalsy.org.au
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This service can be funded by your NDIS package

  • Capacity Building - Improved Daily Living (Category 15)

Enquiry form

We will respond as soon as possible, between Monday-Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm

Frequently asked questions

Infants 12 months or younger are eligible if they have the following:

  • Clinical history indicating risk for cerebral palsy


Risk factors include (but not limited to) prematurity, birth defects, genetic conditions, intrauterine growth restriction, hypoxia-ischaemia, seizures, neonatal stroke, infection

  • Abnormal neuroimaging-MRI or Cranial Ultrasound (CUS) indicative of possible motor impairment
  • Motor dysfunction

 

This might include abnormal General Movements, very low scores on standardised assessment (e.g. below 10th percentile on AIMS), poor head control after 3 months, hand asymmetry after 4 months, not able to take weight through feet after 5 months, not sitting at 9 months.

Priority will be given to infants who have not previously seen a neurologist.