EC OT Services - For the kids!

Child holding small green lizard in hand Exploring through occupational therapy outdoors

If your child is having challenges with any of the following activities or skills, you have come to the right place!

  • Fine motor skills including printing, scissor skills, clothing management

  • Gross motor skills including balance, playing on playground equipment, catching a ball, skipping rope

  • Executive functioning skills including attention, focus, organization

  • Emotional regulation skills including managing “big feelings”, anxieties, frustration, conflict resolution, resilience

  • Peer interactions, social skills, play

  • Participation in “activities of daily living” or self care tasks such as dressing, toileting or grooming

  • Life skills or transitioning into adulthood including budgeting, community navigation, grocery shopping

Please note, although we welcome kids of different backgrounds, a diagnosis is NOT required to be eligible for our services.

Child sitting in a field of daisies during sunset with sunlight streaming through trees.

Individual occupational therapy in nature

This package includes an assessment with an occupational therapist to determine goals, a plan of care created for your child including number of sessions and goals for each session. At the end of the block, you will receive either a written report with updated progress and recommendations or a 20 minute telephone call with the occupational therapist.

Example goals include:

  • Handwriting skills

  • Executive functioning skills

  • Emotional regulation skills

  • Creation of a sensory diet/ sensory recommendations

  • 9:00 - Caledonia locations
    10:00 - Caledonia locations

  • 2:30 - Caledonia Locations

    3:30 - Caledonia Locations

    6:00 - Caledonia Locations

  • 4:00 - Caledonia Locations

  • Starting May 15, 2025

    6:30 - Ancaster/ Dundas locations

    7:30 - Ancaster/ Dundas locations

Two children building a stick teepee in a forest. Outdoor occupational therapy sessions working on heavy work and attention restoration.

Small group occupational therapy in nature

This package includes an assessment with an occupational therapist to determine eligibility and goals. If appropriate, your child would be placed in a small group of children working on similar identified goals. At the end of the group, you will receive either a written report with updated progress and recommendations or a 20 minute telephone call with the occupational therapist.

Example goals include:

  • Handwriting skills

  • Executive functioning skills

  • Emotional regulation skills

  • Social skill building

  • 4:30 - Caledonia Locations

  • Starting May 15, 2025

    5:30 - Ancaster location

    * No session on June 26, 2025

Child doing arts and crafts with colored paper, pencil, crayons, scissors, glue, and an open book on a table. Indoor occupational therapy sessions working on fine motor skill development.

Although we firmly believe in the therapeutic benefits of nature, we can appreciate that sometimes this is not the best environment for everyone. This package includes all aspects included in an Individual occupational therapy in nature package; however, sessions may take place at a mutually agreed upon location in the community or the client’s home.

Example goals include:

  • Creation of a sensory diet/ sensory recommendations

  • Skill building for activities of daily living or self care tasks

  • Life skills skill building for transition into adulthood

Individual occupational therapy

  • 9:00 - Caledonia locations
    10:00 - Caledonia locations

  • 2:30 - Caledonia Locations

    3:30 - Caledonia Locations

    6:00 - Caledonia Locations

  • 4:00 - Caledonia Locations

  • Starting May 15, 2025

    6:30 - Ancaster/ Dundas locations

    7:30 - Ancaster/ Dundas locations

EC OT Services -
For the adults!

A woman and child walking hand in hand on a forest path with sunlight streaming through the trees. Consultative parent support for occupational therapy services

Caring for children is a HARD job. Even when you are doing your best, sometimes we need support. You are in the right place if you are looking for support with:

  • Feeling overwhelmed with supporting your child’s needs

  • Learning how you can best support your child with executive functioning or emotional regulation needs

  • Supporting your child with fine motor skills for school participation

  • Assistance with advocacy for your child

  • Assistance with navigating funding sources for equipment needs for your child, included but not limited to Jordan’s Principle funding, SSAH, Easter Seals, March of Dimes and more

This service is perfect for families that need some additional support or recommendations to help meet their child’s needs. Sessions are booked on an “as needed” basis as either a telephone call or a local walk!

Cancellation Policy

We understand that life happens, and schedules can change. If you need to cancel or reschedule your child’s individual therapy session, we kindly ask for at least 24 hours' notice to avoid a cancellation fee.

Sessions canceled with less than 24 hours’ notice will be subjected to a 50% fee. No shows or missed appointments without notice will be charged the full session fee.

Illness & Emergencies

If your child is feeling unwell, please notify us as soon as possible. We understand that illnesses and emergencies happen and will do our best to accommodate rescheduling. Please note that group sessions will not be rescheduled. In cases of sudden illness or emergencies, cancellation fees may be waived at our discretion.

Frequently Asked Questions

OT services and outdoor occupational therapy

  • No! Although many children who receive OT services do have a diagnosis, it is not required. We work with the child, not the diagnosis.

  • It really varies. Our goal with the groups is to ensure a fantastic experience for all participants while keeping safety at the forefront. If your child exhibits significant behaviors that make group settings difficult, it may be beneficial to start with 1:1 OT focused on skill development. Additionally, if your child has a tendency to elope, group OT may not be suitable at this moment.

    An initial assessment with the OT will help to determine what type of therapy would be best.

  • This depends! At EC OT we love to use public areas that your family can also access in the community. We have some planned locations for outdoor therapy; however, 1:1 sessions may take place in the client’s home or a mutually agreed upon location, for example the library.

  • At EC OT we do not believe in “bad weather”, just the wrong clothing! We remain outside in most types of weather and allow for great learning, teaching resilience and a different sensory experience. If there are thunderstorms or high winds forecasted, your OT will contact you in advance to find a different location for services.

  • For outdoor OT sessions, please bring the following:

    • Appropriate footwear (ex. running shoes, rain boots)

    • Appropriate outdoor clothing that may become dirty (ex. a coat, splash pants)

    • A change of clothing

    • A water bottle and a small peanut free snack

    • A hat, sunscreen, bug repellent etc.

    All therapeutic material will be found in nature or brought by the OT.

  • As with any service, the primary risk is your child may not respond as planned to services, the time commitment and the monetary commitment.

    Specific to outdoor OT, there are inherent risks to the outdoors. Although we try to mitigate these risks, they are still assumed upon signing all on boarding forms. Risk include potential bug bites, bee stings, basic slips/ trips/ falls, bumps and bruises from risky play etc.

  • For 1:1 sessions, it is encouraged that parents participate/ stay during sessions to ensure carry over at home. This can be discussed with your OT.

    For group sessions, parents are unable to stay due to the privacy of other children in the group.