NDIS Approved
Our services align with the NDIS Commission’s NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators for Early Childhood Supports. This ensures that your child and family receive individualised, evidence-based support that actively works towards achieving their NDIS plan goals.
Engage Playfully is a Registered NDIS Provider, meeting all requirements of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission through routine audits and ongoing compliance. This registration allows us to deliver high‑quality, evidence‑informed supports to children and families across several NDIS registration groups. We are approved to provide support under (0118) Early Childhood Supports and (0128) Therapeutic Supports. Our registration ensures that families receive services that meet national standards for safety, quality, and professional practice.
How We Use NDIS Support Categories
Regardless of which practitioner your child works with, our approach remains consistent and grounded in:
The type of service your child is receiving
Your child’s age
The goals outlined in your NDIS plan
Most families at Engage Playfully access supports through:
Therapeutic Supports (0128)
Early Childhood Supports (0118)
These categories allow us to provide a wide range of developmental, emotional, behavioural, and functional supports tailored to your child’s needs.
Who Provides Support at Engage Playfully
Children may work with a range of qualified practitioners, including:
Play Therapy practitioners
Counsellors
Early Intervention practitioners
Animal‑Assisted Play Therapy practitioners
Key Worker–style practitioners
Other allied‑health–aligned professionals who meet NDIS requirements for delivering disability‑related therapeutic supports
All practitioners hold relevant tertiary qualifications and maintain appropriate professional registration or membership.
Our Therapeutic Approach
Regardless of which practitioner your child works with, our approach remains consistent and grounded in:
Evidence‑informed practice
Neuroaffirming principles
Trauma‑aware and child‑led methods
Play‑based and relationship‑centred intervention
Functional, meaningful outcomes across home, school, and community
We focus on supporting emotional regulation, social connection, communication, confidence, and everyday functional skills.
Using Your NDIS Funding With Us
Engage Playfully bills per session at a standard hourly rate (QTY 1.0) in line with the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits for the current financial year. This pricing structure is applied consistently for all families, whether your child’s sessions are:
NDIS funded
Privately funded
Supported through another funding source
Early intervention, play therapy, and therapeutic supports are typically funded through the Capacity Building budget, most commonly under:
Improved Daily Living (CB Daily Living)
This category is designed to help children build functional independence, emotional regulation, communication, and everyday skills.
You can view the current NDIS Price Limits here: https://www.ndis.gov.au/providers/pricing-arrangements
Collaboration With Schools and Families
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Communication with teachers
Strategy sharing
Support for transitions
Guidance for home routines
Collaborative goal‑setting
With your consent, we can liaise with schools and other professionals to ensure everyone is working toward the same outcomes.
Reports & Documentation
Progress summaries
Goal updates
Reports for plan reassessment
Recommendations for future supports
Want to Learn More?
If you’re unsure which support category applies to your child, or you’d like help understanding how your NDIS plan can be used at Engage Playfully, we’re always happy to talk through your options.
You’re welcome to contact us anytime to discuss what might best support your child’s needs.
Feedback & Complaints
In person to the Sole Trader or a staff member
Verbally by telephone to 0466 410 165
By sending us a message via our website
By post to 443 Nepean Hwy Frankston 3199 VIC Australia
For all written complaints or feedback, we encourage you to provide your complaint in the form of our written Feedback and Complaints Form.
If you wish to make a complaint anonymously, you can do so via sending our Feedback and Complaints Form to our postal address listed above, or you can access assistance by choosing an advocate who can contact us on your behalf.
