Sprout & Play
Facilitating inclusive play groups for children of all abilities to grow, interact, & support developmental needs.
Our approach
We are an occupational therapist and speech-language pathologist teaming up to provide quality social groups for children of all ages and abilities. Sprout & Play is designed to facilitate growth, learning through play, foster an environment for social interaction, and provide parent education to support development. Our play groups are an opportunity to seek advice, feedback, address concerns, and find connection and community in supporting your child’s developmental journey.
Why social groups
You don’t have to wait until your child starts school to work on developing social skills! There are limited resources for children to interact in an environment to support social skills and play with skilled instructors. At Sprout & Play, our goal is to provide affordable and accessible group sessions facilitated by skilled professionals to support your child’s social skills, growth, and development!
Why us?
Sara and Sierra are skilled and licensed pediatric therapists with experience in a variety of settings including outpatient, private practice and early intervention! We understand the limitations of traditional therapy services and want to offer more to the community and the children we service by allowing opportunities to practice skills in inclusive environments.
Our Services
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Groups consistent of parent and me time, music and movement, and sensory play. Learn how to build early play and communication skills with your baby.
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Groups consistent of music and movement, building play skills, sensory play, and facilitating early communication.
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Groups consistent music and movement, play skills, sensory play, and facilitating cooperative play schemes. Children will learn skills for attention, sharing, turn taking, and self-advocacy amongst same age peers.
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Groups consistent of play skills, social emotional development, collaborative problem solving, and working in pairs/groups.
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Groups consistent of skill building of executive functioning, social pragmatic skills, understanding sarcasm, recognizing verbal and non-verbal social cues, confidence building, and self-advocacy.
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Connect with professionals, friends, and other parents to chat, share experiences, and gain expertise and resources. Learn strategies for managing your child’s emotions, tantrums, holidays, changes in routine, and communication methods.
Meet the Team
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I’m an occupational therapist committed to helping children and parents learn to build skills necessary to maximize their independence with daily activities. I graduated from Thomas Jefferson University with a Bachelors and Master’s degree. I have worked in geriatric rehabilitation, home care, outpatient pediatrics and early intervention. My goal is to bring a smile to every person's face that I work with and help them to achieve their goals.
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My name is Sara and I am a speech-language pathologist based in Ocean County. I have both my Bachelors and Masters in Communication Disorders from Stockton University in Galloway, NJ. I am an ASHA certified and NJ licensed speech-language pathologist with a passion and dedication for working with children of all abilities. I have experience working with both adults and children in both inpatient/outpatient rehabilitation, home care, private practices, and early intervention.
The Starfish story
“One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking up and gently throwing things into the ocean.
Approaching the boy he asked, “Young man, what are you doing?”
The boy replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.
The man laughed to himself and said, “Do you realize there are miles of miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make any difference.”
After listening, the boy bent down to pick up anther starfish and threw it into the surf. Then he smiled at the man and said, “ I made a difference to that one”