Preschool Boost · Adelaide · For early childhood educators
When the big feelings, the hard transitions and the children on the edge of every game start to stretch your team, you don't have to work it out on your own. AkindaCo's therapists come into your centre through Preschool Boost and work alongside your educators, one practical step at a time.
A quote and provisional dates within two business days. Priced per session, not per person.
You know these children
None of this means your team is doing it wrong. It means some children need a different kind of support. And so do the adults around them.
On the Preschool Boost Menu
We have three standalone programs, or you are welcome to combine them.
A therapist-led pretend play group in your room, based on Dr Karen Stagnitti's Learn to Play approach. It builds the play skills that sit under language, friendships and school readiness.
Six practical units on reading children's behaviour, creating safety, co-regulation, everyday therapeutic practice and working with families.
Our therapists work in your centre with groups of children and the educators around them: observing, running small groups, modelling strategies and coaching your team, planned around a goal you set.
Inside the training
Six units of three hours each. They build on each other, so we recommend the full series, but you can book single units.
How early relationships shape the developing brain, how to recognise attachment patterns in your room, and your role as a secure base.
How hard early experiences show up in three to five year olds, and how to see the unmet need underneath the behaviour.
Everyday routines, rhythms and transitions that help children feel safe, with culturally responsive practice built in.
How co-regulation works, how to build emotional vocabulary, and how to get ahead of big feelings instead of reacting to them.
Turning mealtimes, arrivals and transitions into developmental moments, and supporting one child while the group keeps moving.
Tricky conversations with empathy and clarity, coaching caregivers on co-regulation, and keeping centre and home consistent.
A clear path forward
The form takes about five minutes. Tell us which program, roughly when, and what you would love to change for your children and your team.
Send a booking requestYou get a quote within two business days, and we pencil in a day and time that works for your centre. You can hold dates before your plan is approved.
Confirm by email once your Preschool Boost plan is approved and we invoice you. Then we meet your team and get started.
Would you rather talk first? Book a free 30-minute planning call.
Every price is per session for your whole team, not per educator and not per child.
The rate is set by the year your program starts. All prices are plus GST.
| Item | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| Learn to Play, per weekly visit | $570 | $591 |
| Learn to Play, full program (18 visits) | $10,260 | $10,638 |
| ATCD Training, per unit | $855 | $887 |
| ATCD Training, full series (6 units) | $5,130 | $5,322 |
| Group supervision after a unit (90 minutes, optional) | $427.50 | $443 |
| Allied Health Supports, per hour | $194 | $201 |
Working together
A few honest asks, so you know exactly what you're saying yes to.
For Learn to Play, two educators join every week and stay in the group for the full two hours. They are learning the program alongside our therapist, so they can keep it going.
Your team knows which children are stuck in their play. You suggest the group, and we confirm it together at the set-up visit.
For ATCD Training, educators are released for the three hours of each unit, in a room with a screen.
A play space for the group, and somewhere quiet for the conversations with educators before and after.
Centres are busy and things come up. Let us know as early as you can if a session cannot go ahead.
Good questions
No. Every price is per session for your whole team.
No. Only Learn to Play runs for 17 program weeks. ATCD Training is six units, and you can book just one. Allied Health Supports is by the hour.
Yes, and we get a lot of requests for after-hours sessions. We also notice that the end of a working day is rarely when a team learns best, so where it is possible we recommend running units during the day. Units can run online or in your centre. Learn to Play is always in your room.
Yes. We pencil in your dates with the quote, and nothing is invoiced until you confirm in writing.
Each two-hour visit has three parts: 30 minutes with your educators, a 60-minute play group with the children, and 30 minutes of reflection and planning. Your educators learn to run the group themselves. The program runs weekly, and we can pause over school holidays if desired.
Children who seem stuck in their play, who repeat the same simple themes, who find it hard to join other children's play, or whose communication is still emerging. Children are chosen for where they are in their play, not for their behaviour.
If we cancel, we make it up at no charge. If your centre cancels with less than two business days' notice, the session is charged.
CPD certificates for educators, and for Learn to Play an end-of-program summary you can use in your reporting, plus a team who can keep the group going.
No. Preschool Boost funds work with groups and educators, not individual therapy.
