NZNO nurses, healthcare assistants and some midwives plan to strike from 9am on Wednesday 30 July to 9am on Thursday 31 July. Patient safety is our priority and our hospitals will remain open. Continue to attend all appointments unless we have contacted you directly to reschedule.
Child development is a community-based service for Wellington, Hutt and Kapiti. It provides therapy and social work to help tamariki with additional needs and their whānau achieve their full potential in their daily lives.
To contact the child development service email cds_admin@ccdhb.org.nz
Ewart Building
2b Coromandel Street
Newtown 6021
Phone: 04 918 6399
Kenepuru Community Hospital
16 Hospital Drive
Porirua 5022
Phone: 04 918 2800
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Puketiro Centre
30a Kenepuru Drive
Porirua 5022
Phone: 04 237 9273
Kāpiti Health Centre
Warrimoo Street
Paraparaumu 5032
Phone: 04 918 2800
The child development service works with tamariki from birth to 16 years of age where there is a concern regarding:
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It is a free service for New Zealand citizens or those who are entitled to publicly funded healthcare.
Guide to eligibility for public health services
We see children at the child development centres or, where appropriate, at:
We can arrange an interpreter if needed.
The child development service is not an acute service and does not replace the services of your GP or usual healthcare provider. Contact them for urgent issues and routine health needs, such as repeat prescriptions and Work and Income forms.
We will assess your child's development using standardised assessments, observation and discussion with whānau to identify strengths and areas of difficulty.
With your permission, we will also talk to other involved people, such as teachers.
Areas we may assess:
Following assessment, intervention or therapy is planned with the tamaiti and whānau to meet their identified needs.
We can help families access:
We have links with community services and education providers.
We require your signed permission to assess and provide therapy or intervention for your tamaiti.
We are a teaching hospital and may ask your permission to have students and other health professionals observe or take part in the assessment or therapy.
A referral for this service must come from a healthcare provider such as a doctor or a needs assessor.
Parent consent must be given before a referral is made.
