About us
Plumtree is a not-for-profit, community-based organisation that helps families thrive. Trusted for 40 years, we work alongside children and families in the early years to build confidence, capability and inclusion.
We provide therapies and specialist support for children aged birth to 8 years with a disability or developmental delay and their families in everyday settings including at home, in the community, at our Marrickville centre or online.
Our services also support all families. Free playgroups connect families to each other, or with Plumtree’s specialists to discuss developmental questions or concerns.
Programs and workshops for parents and carers cover topics from toilet training to family wellbeing and everyday parenting.
We have a preschool where children of all abilities and cultural backgrounds learn together and begin to understand the value of inclusive communities.
For more than a decade, Plumtree has worked in partnership with families to design and develop programs grounded in lived experience. Our co-designed innovations include the award-winning Now & Next program and Pictability, and we have pioneered the training and integration of parent peer workers within early childhood intervention.
We also partner with organisations and government to support genuine co-design and deliver professional development for early childhood, education and community services.
We take pride in our work that changes lives and builds better inclusive communities
We are proud to be part of the Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Best Practice Network,
a group of not-for-profit providers of early intervention services and/or early childhood education operating across NSW, VIC, and the ACT. This partnership strengthens our commitment to providing high-quality, evidence-based early intervention support for families.
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Our team
Plumtree’s diverse team works from the heart. For families, we bring a wide range of expertise that complements the parent’s knowledge about their child. Together, we create genuine partnerships where families are respected and informed.
Our keyworker approach provides an efficient single point of contact. Other specialists from Plumtree are brought in to achieve the best child and family outcomes when required. Our team includes therapy assistants and parent peer workers—who have lived experience in raising a child with disability—to provide a holistic, family-centred service.
Through Plumtree Professional, we work with practitioners to further develop their skills. With our evidence-based expertise and resources, organisations and practices can become more effective and better help families be the best they can be.
We also employ
Together, we speak 17 languages.
Values & Culture
We believe that every child with a disability or developmental delay has a right to participate in family and community life. We work together with families towards this goal. Our culture is truly supportive, based on integrity, respect, flexibility and genuine caring for each other, our communities and the work we do in partnership with families.
Our board
Plumtree is supported by a dedicated board with diverse experience, united by their commitment to children and families.
Annual reviews
Reading our Annual Reports, you can learn more about Plumtree’s activities and achievements.
Explore our blog stories
Thriving Kids: making sense of what’s ahead
An introduction to paediatric physiotherapy
