Head Start Kids
739 High St, Armadale VIC 3143
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About Head Start Kids
Head Start Kids is a paediatric occupational therapy service dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based interventions that are engaging, family-centred and fit within busy family lives. Led by Dr Anna Cooper, a paediatric OT with over 15 years clinical experience including work at the Royal Children's Hospital, international schools, and the Cerebral Palsy Alliance. The service specialises in developmental assessments and goal-based intervention for babies, pre-school and school-aged children with developmental delay, cerebral palsy, developmental coordination disorder, fine motor difficulties, handwriting issues, stroke, pre-term complications, sensory processing difficulties, and brachial plexus palsy. Dr Cooper has specialised training in multiple assessment and intervention methods including CO-OP, AHA, mini-AHA, HAI, GMs, HINE, CIMT, BOT, and Goal Directed Training.
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Our approach
Head Start Kids uses evidence-based interventions designed to be engaging and tailored to fit within busy family lives. The service specialises in developmental assessments and goal-based intervention, drawing on Dr Cooper's extensive clinical expertise across acute, outpatient and community settings. Sessions incorporate specialised approaches such as Cognitive Orientation to Occupational Performance (CO-OP), Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and Bimanual Occupational Therapy (BOT), among others. The focus is on supporting children's developmental and functional goals through interventions grounded in current research and best practice.
Meet the team
Head Start Kids is led by Dr Anna Cooper, a paediatric occupational therapist with over 15 years of clinical experience, including work at the Royal Children's Hospital across acute inpatient wards, developmental assessment clinics and community outreach. She holds a PhD in paediatric occupational therapy and has worked internationally at the Frankfurt International School and Cerebral Palsy Alliance. Dr Cooper is also an academic lecturer and researcher at Australian Catholic University and holds an honorary position at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
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