Thriving kids provider in South Australia
Compare thriving kids provider providers across South Australia (SA). 294 families in South Australia have used Carevo to find a provider.
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Best Thriving Kids Provider providers in South Australia
Showing 10 of 117 providers·How we chose these
Guiding Pathways is an NDIS registered provider in Clarence Gardens, South Australia, with a team that includes developmental educators and psychologist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Developmental Educators, Psychologist, Speech Pathologist
Tiddy Widdy Beach, SA
Specialises in Therapy · Allied Health · Speech Pathology
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
Based in Gawler, South Australia, Action Psychology SA is an NDIS registered provider, with a team that includes developmental educators and psychologist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Developmental Educators, Psychologist, Speech Pathologist
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Solasta Christies Beach is an NDIS registered provider serving Christies Beach, South Australia, with a psychologist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Psychologist
Hearing Aid Specialists SA - NorthPark is an NDIS registered provider in Prospect, South Australia, with a team that includes audiologist and audiometrist.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Audiologist, Audiometrist
Salisbury Plain, SA · Regional provider
Specialises in Occupational therapy · Speech pathology
Also supports Autism · Speech Delay
My Speech is an NDIS registered provider in Salisbury Plain, South Australia. Families most often connect with them for occupational therapy and speech pathology. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Speech Pathologist
Bounce Back Health is an NDIS registered provider serving Munno Para, South Australia, with a physiotherapist on its team.
Based in Old Reynella, South Australia, Arise Allied Health is an NDIS registered provider, with an occupational therapist on its team.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Occupational Therapist
Therapia Sports and Spine is an NDIS registered provider in Adelaide, South Australia. Active on Carevo in the past week.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Physiotherapist
Salisbury, SA and 1 otherAlso servesAdelaide, SA · Hyperlocal provider
Specialises in Allied health
Based in Salisbury, South Australia, Salisbury is an NDIS registered provider. Most enquiries to them come from families and carers. Allied health are among their most-requested supports. They focus closely on their local area.
How this listing is sourced
- Registered with the NDIS Quality & Safeguards Commission
- Business address on file
- Team includes Dietician, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist
How we rank providers
Rankings in South Australia are based on real outcomes between providers and families on our platform. They are recalculated daily and cannot be purchased or influenced by advertising.
- How this list is built. Providers shown here list Speech Pathologist, Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Psychologist, and Audiologist among their professions, or offer therapy and allied health. Generalist providers who only mention this service in passing are excluded, so the list reflects genuine, demonstrated capability. This support is new or still rolling out, so these are the closest-matched providers based on the criteria above while the dedicated program is established.
- Outcomes with families. We measure what happens after a family contacts a provider. Providers where families report positive outcomes rank higher. Multiple signals are weighted across a rolling window.
- Service match. Providers are ranked by how closely their registered services and capabilities match what you are searching for.
- Registration and compliance. NDIS registered and government-approved aged care providers are weighted for meeting quality and safeguards standards.
- Local presence. Providers confirmed in South Australia rank above those covering only the broader region.
What "Trusted" means. The Trusted badge is awarded to providers with a consistent record of positive outcomes with families on our platform. It is based on multiple behavioural signals and family feedback, and it cannot be purchased.
117
providers in South Australia
28,928
providers nationally
How to check a provider's credentials
Carevo lists the registration details a provider reports and links you to the official Australian registers so you can confirm them yourself. Here is what each listing shows and where to check it. A listing on Carevo is not an endorsement.
NDIS registration
Listings show whether a provider reports being NDIS registered. You can confirm a provider's current registration and approved support types yourself on the NDIS Commission's public provider register.
Source: NDIS Quality and Safeguards CommissionAged care approval
Listings show aged care approval where it is recorded. You can check a provider's current approval and the services they deliver on the Australian Government's My Aged Care find a provider service.
Source: My Aged Care (Department of Health and Aged Care)ABN you can check
Most listings include the provider's Australian Business Number, shown on the profile. You can look it up on the Australian Business Register to confirm the business is registered and active.
Source: Australian Business RegisterComplaints process
If you have a concern about any provider, you can lodge a complaint with the NDIS Commission or the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission at any time. We also accept complaints via our own channel.
Source: NDIS Commission / Aged Care CommissionThriving Kids Provider at a Glance
Funding
Thriving Kids (from Oct 2026), NDIS Early Childhood Approach, Medicare Child Development Plan, Private
Availability
Varies by provider; weekdays, some telehealth
Wait Time
Varies; early referral recommended given demand
Cost
No gap fees for Thriving Kids services
Hours
By appointment
Median Response
6 minutes
Thriving Kids Provider in South Australia (SA): what to know
Carevo lists 117 thriving kids provider providers with active coverage in South Australia, concentrated around Adelaide, Mount Gambier and Whyalla but reaching regional SA as well. Families in SA made 231 support requests through Carevo in the last 90 days.
117
Providers in SA
1,427
NDIS registered
107
Active in last 30 days
231
Requests, last 90 days
70%
Connected within 1 hour
Coverage by region in South Australia
| Region | Providers | Busiest area |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 269 | Adelaide |
| Port Adelaide Enfield | 254 | Port Adelaide |
| Salisbury | 239 | Mawson Lakes |
| Playford | 155 | Munno Para |
| Charles Sturt | 134 | Findon |
| Marion | 112 | Marion |
| Onkaparinga | 109 | Morphett Vale |
| Tea Tree Gully | 99 | Modbury |
| West Torrens | 88 | MILE END |
| Unley | 77 | Unley |
Workers delivering NDIS supports in South Australia need the NDIS Worker Check, administered by the SA Department of Human Services Screening Unit. 1427 of the 1513 thriving kids provider providers listed in SA are registered with the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. Unregistered providers can still deliver many supports if your plan is plan managed or self managed.
NDIS price caps do not change by state: the NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits set the same maximum rates in South Australia as everywhere else in Australia. Higher caps apply in areas classified remote or very remote, which covers parts of South Australia.
How much does thriving kids provider cost in South Australia?
Thriving Kids Provider in South Australia typically costs No gap fees for Thriving Kids services (when available). NDIS rates apply for existing NDIS participants.. Actual rates vary by provider, funding type, and the level of support required.
How to pay for thriving kids provider
Funding options include Thriving Kids. Eligibility depends on your assessment and plan.
Thriving Kids Provider by suburb in South Australia
Browse providers in the busiest areas, or use any suburb page to see who services your postcode.
What Is the Thriving Kids Program?
Thriving Kids is a new Commonwealth and state-funded pathway announced by the Australian Government in August 2025, backed by $4 billion over five years from Commonwealth and state/territory governments combined, for children aged 8 and under with autism or developmental delay who have low to moderate support needs. It sits alongside the NDIS rather than replacing it, funding allied health such as speech pathology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology and audiology for children whose needs fall below the NDIS access threshold (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025).
Who It Is For and How It Is Funded
Thriving Kids is for children aged 8 and under with autism, developmental delay or related neurodevelopmental differences whose support needs are low to moderate; a formal diagnosis is not required. Children with significant and permanent disability continue to access the NDIS Early Childhood Approach unchanged. State-commissioned Thriving Kids services begin rolling out in NSW from October 2026, with national scale expected by January 2028, when NDIS access settings for this cohort formally change (Department of Health and Aged Care, 2025). Until commissioned services reach a suburb, families can access the same allied health disciplines through the NDIS Early Childhood Approach or Medicare’s GP Chronic Condition Management Plan.
Availability on Carevo
Carevo lists 332 speech pathologists and 642 occupational therapists across its network who work with children on early intervention pathways today. For ongoing NDIS-funded early childhood support, see early childhood early intervention.
How this page is compiled
The provider rankings and figures on this page come from Carevo platform records, including provider registrations, measured response times and coverage, together with the cited official sources. Carevo is an Australian platform that connects families with vetted NDIS and aged care providers. Carevo does not deliver care itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many thriving kids provider providers are there in South Australia?
There are 117 thriving kids provider providers with active listings in South Australia (SA) on Carevo. Providers are ranked by trust score based on real outcomes with families on our platform, not by who pays for placement.
How much does thriving kids provider cost in South Australia?
Thriving Kids Provider in South Australia typically costs No gap fees for Thriving Kids services (when available). NDIS rates apply for existing NDIS participants.. Actual rates vary by provider and the level of support required.
How quickly can I start with a provider in South Australia?
Providers in South Australia respond to new requests in a median of 6 minutes, and 70% of families are connected within an hour. Most services can start within 1-2 weeks.
Does Carevo cover regional South Australia or just the capital?
Both. Carevo lists providers across all of South Australia, including regional and rural areas. Many providers service wide regions, and some supports (like plan management) are delivered Australia-wide by phone and online portal.
Which areas of South Australia have the most thriving kids provider providers?
By local government area, coverage on Carevo is deepest in Adelaide (269 providers), Port Adelaide Enfield (254 providers), Salisbury (239 providers). Regional SA is covered too: many providers service wide areas beyond their base suburb.
Do I have to use an NDIS registered provider for thriving kids provider in SA?
It depends on how your plan is managed. Agency-managed (NDIA-managed) funding can only be spent with registered providers, while plan-managed and self-managed participants can also use unregistered providers. 1427 of the 1513 thriving kids provider providers listed in SA on Carevo are NDIS registered.