PRESCHOOL BOOST

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Play Therapy SA is approved to deliver Preschool Boost menu supports across South Australia. Our programs are designed to strengthen children’s social and emotional development through play-based, relationship-focused support.

Kindy-Play: Group Play Therapy

Kindy-Play is a 10-week program that combines small-group Child-Centred Play Therapy with educator training, coaching and reflective practice.

A qualified Play Therapist delivers weekly 30-minute Group Play Therapy sessions for groups of four children. A trained preschool educator co-facilitates each group, helping children receive therapeutic support within a familiar environment and with a trusted educator.

Kindy-Play primarily supports the AEDC domain of Social Competence, while also supporting emotional maturity, communication, language and cognitive skills, and physical health and wellbeing.

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Children are supported to develop:

  • cooperative play, turn-taking and positive peer relationships
  • emotional awareness and regulation
  • confidence expressing ideas, needs and feelings
  • communication and shared language with peers and educators
  • a stronger sense of belonging and participation in preschool routines

Educators receive:

  • in-person CCPT-informed training
  • in-session modelling and coaching
  • time for reflection and planning
  • observation and feedback
  • online resources to support ongoing practice

Parents are supported to:

  • better understand their child’s emotions and behaviour
  • respond with warmth, empathy and clear limits
  • support emotional regulation and confidence
  • strengthen connection and reduce family stress
  • use play as a way to build communication and trust

Child-Parent Relationship Training (CPRT)

CPRT is a 10-week evidence-based group program for parents and carers of preschool-aged children. It helps parents strengthen their relationship with their child through therapeutic play and practical child-centred skills.

Parents learn skills such as reflective listening, emotional responding, encouragement, choice-giving and calm limit-setting. Between sessions, parents practise a weekly 30-minute “special playtime” with their child at home.

CPRT primarily supports the AEDC domain of Emotional Maturity, while also supporting social competence, communication, and language and cognitive skills.

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