About us

The Team

We are a small family business started by sisters Anthea, Kendra and Sharna. Based in Mandurah, Western Australia we provide support to families through our unique fusion of education and therapy. We provide workshops to develop adults' understanding and support of children who are learning differently. We also offer professional development opportunities for teachers and educators.

Our Speech Pathologists

Kendra Bell-Hayes, Nicole Hanson, Kara Breitenbach

Our Occupational Therapists

Marnie Ricciardi

Our Physiotherapist

Nikki Orlandi

Our Teachers

Anthea Abbott, Sharna Marshall, Glen Webber

Our Assistants

Mel Taylor, Dee Franklin, Terri Hodder, Willow Hanson, Sarah Garnaut

Our Approach

Nurturing Children's Skills and Learning

Enhancing Learning uses the following process to support children in our centre and to educate adults on how to best support children to make progress in skills and learning.

THE WHAT: We work with families to determine where a child's skills have developed and to identify the next skill in the developmental sequences they need to learn.

THE HOW: Selecting the best possible way to teach the skill needed using current evidence AND adapting our teaching strategies new evidence emerges.

THE HELP: We use our Turn on Learning Framework to identify what support the child's learning system needs to make learning easier and more effective.

THE ENGAGEMENT: We love pretend play, loose parts and giving children agency - when they love what they are doing learning happens.

THE OUTCOME: In the child's own time, without frustration and loss of self-esteem, we see children blossom and show everyone their unique talents and view of the world.