Empowering Children
Empowering Children to Build Everyday Independence
At LOTS4KIDS OT Service, we deliver compassionate, family-centred, and play-based paediatric occupational therapy for children aged 0–12 years. Based in Craigieburn, we provide mobile services across homes, schools, kindergartens, childcare centres, and community settings throughout Northern Melbourne, alongside flexible telehealth options.
Every child possesses unique strengths, distinct interests, and boundless potential. Our mission is to bridge the gap between clinical theory and daily living, helping children build self-confidence, develop functional motor and self-care skills, and engage meaningfully in their everyday routines.
Our Framework
Our Core Approach to Care
Therapy is most effective when embedded within the real environments where children live, learn, and play. Our service framework centers around five core principles:
01
Child-Centred Practice
Every goal and intervention is tailored to your child’s developmental baseline, personality, and personal interests.
02
Play-Based Learning
We turn challenging developmental tasks into fun, motivating, and interactive play routines.
03
Evidence-Informed Care
All clinical evaluations, sensory diets, and motor interventions follow established allied health best practices.
04
Real-World Mobile Delivery
By conducting visits directly in homes and classrooms, we address barriers where they occur and suggest practical modifications to everyday spaces.
05
Family & Educator Collaboration
We partner actively with parents, carers, and teachers to share actionable handling techniques that maintain progress between sessions.
Clinical Domains
Developmental Areas We Support
Our clinical programs address key milestones across a wide range of functional domains:
Fine Motor & Pre-Writing Skills
Handwriting legibility, pencil grasp, scissor coordination, hand strength, and bilateral dexterity.
Gross Motor & Coordination
Core stability, balance, jumping, motor planning, and playground navigation.
Sensory Processing & Regulation
Identifying sensory processing patterns, managing sensory sensitivities, and developing proactive calming routines.
Emotional Regulation & Coping
Guiding children to recognize big emotions, build coping strategies, navigate transitions, and prevent overwhelm.
Daily Living & Self-Care Skills
Promoting independence in personal hygiene, dressing, independent eating, shoe-tying, and bathroom routines.
Social Communication & Peer Interaction
Collaborative play, turn-taking, active listening, body language awareness, and social problem-solving.
Executive Functioning & School Readiness
Task sequencing, classroom routines, working memory, attention management, and desk posture.
Our Experts
Meet Our Dedicated Team
Our team provides supportive, high-frequency, and evidence-based care focused on positive developmental outcomes.
Lincy George
Director & Senior Occupational Therapist
- AHPRA-registered paediatric occupational therapist with more than 11 years of clinical healthcare experience in Australia and internationally.
- Specialises in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), complex developmental challenges, sensory regulation programs, and family-centred interventions.
Liana
Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Completing a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) at La Trobe University.
- Delivers energetic, creative, and structured play-driven practice sessions that reinforce core developmental goals.
Rasheena
Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant
- Allied health professional holding a Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance and a Diploma in Early Childhood Education.
- Focuses on motor skill coordination, emotional co-regulation routines, and early childhood self-care independence.
