About Us
Early Start Australia is a national organisation committed to delivering evidence-based early intervention and therapy services to children, young adults and families.
Our dedicated teams of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists and Speech Pathologists, work with our clients to help them meet their growth and development goals.
We focus on supporting clients (and their families) to develop language, motor, cognitive, social and emotional skills, and provide therapy supports for children with developmental delay or disability, including autism spectrum disorder.
We are a private provider and offer services from our clinics in all states and territories.
Please note, available services and programs vary between clinics, so please check directly with your local clinic about their therapy services.
Vision, Mission and Values
Our Vision
Our Mission
Our Values
Early Start Australia is dedicated to improving the lives of children and families around Australia, embracing the following values:
Family
Best Practice
Innovation
Integrity
Inclusiveness
Fun
Our People
Our excellent therapists are supported by a Corporate Team based in
WA, SA, Queensland and New South Wales and led by our CEO.
Sasha Pendal
Sasha is an experienced corporate executive and chief of staff. Her recent executive general manager positions were at HBF Health Fund, energy utility Synergy and Woodside Energy where she had operations, strategy, corporate development and stakeholder relationship accountabilities.
Previously she was director of development at the Lions Eye Institute, a centre of excellence that combines world class scientific research into the prevention of blindness with one of Australia’s largest ophthalmic practices.
Sasha graduated from the Australian Graduate School of Management with a Masters of Business Administration in 2010, having previously successfully completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors course in 2004. Sasha also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from The University of Western Australia.
Sasha is involved with a number of not for profit organisations including being the Chairperson of LifelineWA. Previously she has served as a member of the Curtin University School of Management Advisory Board, was a CEDA WA Trustee and a director of Netball WA’s Glass Jar Australia.
Carol Richmond
ESA | WA | Armadale, Ellenbrook, Stirling
Lara Moes
ESA | Qld | Ashmore, Coomera, Springfield
Caroline de Fina
ESA | Vic | Brighton, Frankston, Geelong, Preston, Sandringham
Kim Upshon
ESA | NSW | Bondi Junction
Georgie Pearce
ESA | Qld | Buderim
Lara Lasnitzki
ESA | Vic | Camberwell, Malvern East, Ormond
Fanoula Tsakrios
ESA | Qld | Carina, Strathpine
Rebecca Elliott
ESA | NSW | Chatswood, Epping
Temika Harvey
ESA | SA | Christies Beach
Lyndsay Currie
ESA | ACT | Deakin, Kippax and ESA | NSW | Queanbeyan
Shannon Hallatt
ESA | NT | Durack, Winnellie
Tanya Cook
ESA | Vic | Mill Park
Nicole Grant
ESA | Qld | Murarrie, Strathpine, Toowong
Stephanie Baker
ESA | NSW | Penrith
Kathy Ziatas
ESA | WA | Salter Point
Rowena Mackiewicz
ESA | WA | Shenton Park
Holly Puckering
ESA | Tasmania
Dannii Gilhome
ESA | Vic | Vermont
Mary Speirs
ESA | Vic | Werribee
Providing our clients with safe and quality services:
- Code of Conduct
- Service Agreements
- Worker Screening
- Training
- Feedback & Complaints
- Incidents
As a registered NDIS provider, our staff are required to comply with the NDIS Code of Conduct. This helps us respect and uphold the rights of all participants to safe and quality supports and services.
Click here for more information regarding the NDIS Code of Conduct.
Please click here to view our information sheet.
As a registered NDIS provider, we meet the requirements of the NDIS Worker Screening Check. ESA already has strict processes in place for checking registrations, certifications and screening to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our clients and participants.
Our staff are provided access to up-to-date and evidence-based training to support them to provide safe and quality supports and services.
As part of this, our staff are required to complete the NDIS Worker Orientation Module when they start working with us.
We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional early intervention and therapy services to children and families around Australia.
In order to maintain our quality of service we welcome feedback from you in order to fully understand whether we have ‘got it right’. If you wish to make a complaint, compliment or suggestion about our service, please click the button below and complete our Feedback and Complaints form.
Click here to fill out our feedback form
If you are an NDIS participant, you can also escalate your complaint to the NDIS Commission. For more information about this, click here.
If an incident happens at one of our clinics, we might need to report it to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. This factsheet has more information about this.
Expectations
- What is expected of us
- What is expected of you
If you come to us for services, we agree to:
- Give you information about the supports we can provide to suit your needs;
- Treat you with courtesy and respect;
- Communicate with you in a timely manner;
- Work in partnership with you (and any advocate or others as agreed) on decisions about how supports are provided (for example, location, number of appointments) based on your needs and assessment;
- Provide the services that have been agreed, including working with you and other relevant stakeholders;
- Regularly review your goals and supports;
- Tell you how to let us know if you have a concern;
- Listen to feedback and fix problems quickly;
- Report any Reportable Incidents to the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission;
- Provide supports which comply with all relevant laws;
- Give you regular invoices and statements of the supports delivered to you; and
- Keep accurate confidential records on supports provided to you and protect your privacy.
If you come to us for services, you agree to:
- Tell us how you wish the supports to be delivered to meet your needs;
- Treat our staff with courtesy and respect;
- Talk to us if you have any concerns about the supports being provided;
- Give us notice if you can’t make an appointment;
- Make sure your account is paid on time;
- Let us know if your circumstances change (including changes to address or contact details);
- Let us know if there are any changes to your NDIS Plan, if you stop using the NDIS, or no more funding is available; and
- Let us know if anyone else needs to be involved (e.g. an advocate or support person).
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