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Exercise Physiology for Kids (3+ YEARS)
We support children with disability, developmental delay, or chronic conditions through fun, evidence-based movement programs.
Our Accredited Exercise Physiologists help kids build strength, coordination, confidence, and independence—whether it’s keeping up at school or achieving everyday goals.
Who We Support:
Is Exercise Physiology Covered by my NDIS Plan?
Our services address a wide range of physical and neurological conditions. Each program is designed to support your specific goals, condition, and functional needs.
What We Do:
We provide Exercise Physiology services for children aged 3 years and over with disability, injury, or developmental needs.
Our approach is fun, supportive, and focused on achieving meaningful goals—whether that’s better movement, improved confidence, or participating fully in school or sport.
Every program is tailored to your child’s needs, abilities, and NDIS goals.
We Help With:
- Strength, balance & coordination
- Confidence with walking, stairs & school tasks
- Play & physical activity skills
- Building healthy movement habits
- Reducing fatigue
- Encouraging independence at home
COMING SOON: Functional Capacity Assessments (FCAs) for NDIS access or plan reviews
Common NDIS Goals We Support:
(3 - 6 years):
Balance, gross motor skills, school readiness, play engagement.
(7 - 9 years):
Confidence, posture, sensory-motor skills, physical literacy
(10 years +):
Independence, pain/fatigue management, sport & daily function
who we work with
Children of any age with NDIS plans
- Capacity Building (Improved Daily Living) – Most common support category
- Capacity Building (Improved Health & Wellbeing)
Children aged 3 – 9 years under the Early Childhood Approach (ECA)
- If your child is 3 – 9 years old with disability or
- Your child is 3 – 6 years old with developmental delay (does not need a diagnosis)
Families must request support from their ECA Partner for Greater Health to be approved as a provider
if your child has an ndis plan
How to get Started
1. Check your funding
Exercise Physiology and Therapeutic Supports are funded under Capacity Building in your child’s NDIS plan. To use these services, your child must have funding under one or both of the following categories:
- Improved Daily Living (most common)
- Improved Health and Wellbeing (less common – depends on plan goals)
2. Reach out to us
Send us an enquiry or email. We’ll chat with you about your child’s needs and help you decide the best next steps.
3. Start with an assessment
We begin with a fun and supportive assessment session to understand your child’s strengths, challenges, and goals. Then we create a personalised plan and get started!
support through the Early Childhood approach (ECA):
How to get Started
1. Speak with your Early Childhood Partner
Let them know you’d like to work with Greater Health for movement and therapy support for your child.
2. Request a referral
Send us an enquiry or email. We’ll chat with you about your child’s needs and help you decide the best next steps.
3. We’ll coordinate with them
Once approved, we’ll assess your child’s needs, set goals with you, and begin regular sessions in the home or community.
Help & FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Please reach us at caroline@greaterhealth.au if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Greater Health supports children aged 3 years and up.
No referral is needed for families with approved NDIS plans. Just contact us directly through emailing caroline@greaterhealth.au or on the "Booking a Consultation" page.
👉 For children under the ECA pathway, your Early Childhood Partner must approve Greater Health as your provider before we can begin.
- Let your Early Childhood partner know you'd like to work with Greater Health for movement and therapy support for your child.
- Your ECA Partner needs to approve and organize services with us - families can't self-refer under ECA.
- We'll coordinate with them & once approved, Greater health will assess your child's needs, set goals with you, and begin regular sessions in the home or community.
Yes (for self-managed or plan managed participants) — we are funded under:
- Improved Daily living (Capacity building)
- Improved Health & Wellbeing (Capacity Building)
Greater health also offers qualified support workers to:
1. Assist in preparing your child to travel to the session, funded under
- Assistance with daily life (Core)
2. Assist with transportation to the exercise session and/or accompanying your child in the session, funded under:
- Assistance with Social, Economic and Community Participation (Core)
Yes – but only if your Early Childhood Partner approves Greater Health as a provider for your child. If you'd like to work with us, you can request a referral through your ECA partner, who will determine if our services are suitable and fundable through their early supports framework.
Yes — sometimes!
While ECA Partners usually work with registered NDIS providers, they can approve other qualified professionals — like Greater Health — if it's in the best interest of your child.
- As an unregistered provider, Greater Health is still a NDIS-complaint provider, working with self-managed & plan-managed participants.
- ECA partners can approve unregistered providers on a case-by-case basis, especially since our Accredited Exercise Physiologist is a qualified health professional and if you, the parent/s requests our support.
If you’d like us to support your child through the ECA pathway, just let your ECA Partner know and request us by name (Greater Health, Accredited Exercise Physiology services). They’ll decide if we can be funded based on your child’s needs, our qualifications, and availability in your area.
The ECA supports children under 9 years and their families.
- Children under 6 with developmental delay do not need a diagnosis to receive support.
- Children 6–8 years with a diagnosed disability may be supported through the ECA or transition to a full NDIS plan.
Yes — Greater Health can provide Exercise Physiology (EP) services to children (aged 3+) at their kinder, as long as certain steps are followed.
Here's how the process works:
- Parent or Guardian Consent
You’ll need to give written permission for your child to be seen during kinder hours or on-site.
- Kinder/Preschool Approval
We’ll work with the kinder to get permission to visit during appropriate times. Most kinders are supportive, especially when therapy helps with school readiness or daily functioning.
- Schedule Coordination
We'll arrange a time that suits the child’s routine and doesn't interrupt key learning or rest periods.
- NDIS Plan Funding
Your child’s NDIS plan must include relevant funding (usually Improved Daily Living under Capacity Building).
- Collaboration (if needed)
We can work with kinder educators, other therapists, or your ECA Partner (if under age 7), to ensure therapy is aligned with broader goals.
