Kids and Cubs Clinic is proud to offer expert paediatric speech pathology to families throughout Five Dock. We provide a welcoming, evidence-based therapy environment where children feel comfortable to communicate, try new things, and grow at their own pace. Our experienced clinicians work in genuine partnership with Five Dock families to design personalised therapy plans that target each child’s specific goals and produce results that make a difference in everyday life.
Are You Noticing These Signs In Your Child?
Speech that is unclear or hard to understand, even for familiar listeners and family members
Using fewer words, shorter sentences, or simpler language than other children the same age
Difficulty following instructions, processing what is said, or understanding conversations
Visible frustration, embarrassment, or avoidance behaviour connected to communication
Less verbal engagement than peers or withdrawal from situations that require speaking
Supporting Your Child’s Speech & Language Development
Speech Assessment
Our Five Dock speech assessments are thorough, child-friendly, and designed to uncover the full picture of your child’s communication. We take time to build rapport before we begin so results are accurate and planning is precise.
We provide Five Dock families with calm, evidence-based feeding therapy that addresses the sensory and behavioural aspects of fussy eating, helping children broaden their diet in a positive and pressure-free way.
Our Five Dock clinicians are experienced in working with neurodivergent children, delivering individualised therapy that targets functional communication, social participation, and confidence in everyday interactions.
We help Five Dock children develop clear, confident speech through structured articulation and lisp therapy that targets specific sounds using engaging, age-appropriate activities children look forward to.
Our Five Dock language sessions target the vocabulary, sentence structure, and comprehension skills your child needs to follow along at school and express their thoughts and feelings with growing clarity.
We support Five Dock children in developing the phonological awareness and spoken language foundations that are critical to reading and spelling success, using evidence-based programmes tailored to each child.
Our Five Dock fluency therapy equips children and families with evidence-based strategies to manage stuttering and build confidence in communication, reducing the impact of disfluency on everyday life.
We guide Five Dock families through the process of exploring and implementing AAC systems, providing the training and ongoing support needed to ensure children can use these tools effectively in real-life situations.
Supporting Your Child’s Speech & Language Development
Speech Assessment
Our Five Dock speech assessments are thorough, child-friendly, and designed to uncover the full picture of your child’s communication. We take time to build rapport before we begin so results are accurate and planning is precise.
We help Five Dock children develop clear, confident speech through structured articulation and lisp therapy that targets specific sounds using engaging, age-appropriate activities children look forward to.
Our Five Dock language sessions target the vocabulary, sentence structure, and comprehension skills your child needs to follow along at school and express their thoughts and feelings with growing clarity.
We support Five Dock children in developing the phonological awareness and spoken language foundations that are critical to reading and spelling success, using evidence-based programmes tailored to each child.
Our Five Dock fluency therapy equips children and families with evidence-based strategies to manage stuttering and build confidence in communication, reducing the impact of disfluency on everyday life.
We guide Five Dock families through the process of exploring and implementing AAC systems, providing the training and ongoing support needed to ensure children can use these tools effectively in real-life situations.
We provide Five Dock families with calm, evidence-based feeding therapy that addresses the sensory and behavioural aspects of fussy eating, helping children broaden their diet in a positive and pressure-free way.
Our Five Dock clinicians are experienced in working with neurodivergent children, delivering individualised therapy that targets functional communication, social participation, and confidence in everyday interactions.
We accept NDIS, Medicare, and private health insurance funding, making paediatric speech pathology at Kids and Cubs Clinic accessible for Five Dock families regardless of their funding situation.
Experienced Paediatric Speech Pathologists
Our speech pathologists are dedicated paediatric specialists who combine technical expertise with genuine warmth and care. Five Dock families trust our team to deliver therapy that makes a real and lasting difference.
Evidence-Based Speech Therapy
Everything we do at Kids and Cubs Clinic is grounded in current clinical research. Five Dock children receive therapy that is proven to be effective and individually tailored to their unique communication profile.
Specialist CAS Clinic
Our specialist CAS Clinic offers Five Dock families expert assessment and intensive therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech using motor-learning principles to build more consistent, accurate, and reliable speech.
How Your Journey Will Be
Initial Assessment
Every Five Dock child’s journey begins with a comprehensive, relaxed assessment that gives us a thorough understanding of their communication needs and the foundation to plan therapy that is meaningful and achievable.
Personalised Therapy Sessions
Therapy sessions for Five Dock children are purposefully designed and playfully delivered. We use your child’s interests to keep them engaged and ensure that every session produces real and measurable progress.
Tracking Progress and Success
We work in close partnership with Five Dock families throughout therapy, providing regular progress updates, updating goals as children grow, and sharing practical strategies to support learning at home.
Helping Children Grow Towards a Brighter Future
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Give Your Child the Right Start with Speech Therapy
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It is a pleasure to leave a review for Lucy.
Lucy has worked with our daughter over a period of around 12 months. We have seen huge improvements with our daughter's lisp, confidence, and pronounication of tricky speech clusters.
From my perspective as a parent, the warm, engaging, and nurturing clinic, and Lucy's bubbly and positive personality has meant the world to us. Even when our daughter has really struggled, Lucy always took a strength based approach and made us feel safe and that everything would be 'okay'. My daughter adores Lucy because she made all learning fun and playful.
We have worked with many allied health professionals over the years, and no one has come close to how caring, kind, and skilled Lucy is.
Thank you. <3
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Sarah Ndukwe
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We’ve had a wonderful experience with Samantha. She has been incredibly patient, kind, and professional throughout our sessions. Our daughter has made noticeable progress in her speech and confidence, and we couldn’t be more grateful!
The sessions are always well-structured, engaging, and tailored to suit my daughter’s needs. Samantha creates such a warm and supportive environment that my daughter looks forward to every visit.
Highly recommend to any families looking for a skilled and compassionate speech therapist!
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Priya Boumelhem
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Samantha is very knowledgeable, professional, kind, patient and very supportive. I’ve been seeing her for past 2 years for my son who’s been diagnosed with CAS (childhood apraxia of speech) and she’s outstanding speech therapist. She’s so dedicated and is able to get so much from my son as he loves her sessions so much.
You would not find a better and more supportive speech pathologist. Highly recommend her.
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wan joshua
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very thoughtful and extremely knowledgeable, one of the best speech pathologists I have seen in my career as a physiotherapist.
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Melissa Lupprian
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I am so thankful to have been told about it Sam when the clinic first opened. Sam is very passionate about what she does and takes her business seriously. She is always open to communication with parents about different approaches and has also been a support to me personally as a parent. Thank you, Sam, and happy first birthday!
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Alan Ayoub
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A friendly, welcoming, well put together clinic. Fantastic service and help provided. Highly recommend!
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Brittany Olsson
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Samantha has been incredibly supportive of both my girls who are 2 and 3 who had a speech delay and concerns around development. She is honest, helpful, kind, warm and has great skills particularly with kids that have behavioural concerns. I would highly recommend her services. She has a world of knowledge of multidisciplinary teams and is able to suggest best steps to access support and which support would benefit.
Funding
At Kids and Cubs Clinic we accept the following funding options:
NDIS
Self-managed funding
Plan-managed funding
Private Health Insurance
Please consult your private health provider to determine eligibility and rebate amounts.
Medicare
Chronic Disease Management plan (previously known as Enhanced Primary Care plan)
Please discuss Medicare funding options with your GP
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does child speech therapy cost in Five Dock?
Assessment fees in Five Dock typically range from $380 to $680 depending on your child’s age and the assessment required. Please contact our team for current therapy session rates and funding options.
What age should a child go to speech therapy?
Children can start therapy at any age between 0 and 16 years. Early support generally delivers the strongest outcomes, but children at any stage of development can benefit greatly from well-targeted speech therapy.
What happens if my child is shy during paediatric speech therapy?
Our Five Dock therapists are skilled at building trust with children who feel shy or anxious about therapy. We use a play-based, child-led approach to ensure every session feels safe, welcoming, and completely positive.
