Referrals cannot be accepted from parents, caregivers and whānau.  Please discuss any concerns with your child's GP, early childhood centre or school.

Referrers, please scroll down for information or click on the following links:

Referral requirements for under 5 year olds

Referral requirements for children and young people 5 years and over

Kidz First School Report

Kidz First Pre-school Report

Children are seen by either a developmental  paediatrician or a fellow (senior registrar) or in a multidisciplinary setting with a paediatrician, psychologist and speech language therapist/other discipline if appropriate and available.

Follow-up clinics are provided by paediatric doctors or clinical nurse specialist.

Our goal is to help children and families with developmental difficulties. 

Referral requirements for under 5 year olds
Referrals for children under 5 years must clearly identify the area of concern and provide detailed developmental history supported by information from parent, Kidz First Pre-school Report/early childhood centre reports and any professional reports (e.g. Ministry of Education Special Education).  For information on how to obtain detailed developmental history please refer to the following website http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

Referral requirements for children and young people 5 years and over
Referrals for children and young people 5 years of age and older must clearly identify the areas of concern and provide detailed developmental and school history supported by information from parent, Kidz First School Report and any professional reports (e.g. Ministry of Education Special Education). 

Referrals need to describe in detail the concerns to be addressed and be accompanied by: 

• good quality information from the class teacher
• special education needs co-ordinator (SENCO)
• resource teacher for learning and behaviour (RTLB)
• Ministry of Education Special Education (MOESE).

In the absence of a detailed professional's report, referrals must be accompanied by a Kidz First School Report Form.  

If  referrals  are received without a school report, the service  will contact that school and request that information directly.  Referrers must let the family know this and gain their consent prior to sending in the referral.

Following confirmation of eligibility and receipt of additional information the referral is then reviewed and prioritised.  

This may result in the following:

• appointment offered
• managed as a 'virtual' appointment with a clinical plan of care being communicated to the referrer and caregiver
• referred to another service.

Appointments
Appointments are  made  over the phone, a letter is sent to the family and a text reminder is sent the day before.