Sprout and Sprint adopts a developmental and play-based approach to support children in developing skills and reaching their full potential. Our team specializes in using play as a tool to improve social skills, language and communication skills, motor skills, and sensory integration.
We create a safe and fun environment for your child to learn and grow, while also providing support and guidance for families. At Sprout and Sprint, we believe that every child deserves a chance to thrive.
Sprout and Sprint offer individualized home-based therapy programs that are tailored to your child’s needs and goals.
Tel: (65) 8298 4508
Email: sproutandsprint@gmail.com
Biz Reg Number: UEN 53464972J
DIRFloortime® Practitioner
Denise is a DIRFloortime® Practitioner (DIR-Basic) with a specialization in Sensory Integration and Developmental Play. Her approach combines the DIRFloortime methodology with developmental play strategies and sensory integration techniques. Denise holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors in Psychology from the University of Sussex.
With years of experience, Denise has worked extensively with individuals on the autism spectrum, those with sensory processing difficulties, and learning challenges. She is deeply committed to seeing beyond the surface and believes in the inherent potential of every child, embracing the philosophy, “If a child could, they would.”
Denise has furthered her expertise through various courses, including those from the Maude Le Roux Academy, Developmental Play by CreateCatt, and other programs focused on learning challenges, sensory, play, and emotional processes.
Advisory Partner
Maude Le Roux is an occupational therapist with an extensive following of professionals across the globe. She studies human development in different capacities of growth, spanning ages and stages, neuroanatomy, assessment tools as well as current trends of intervention. She completed her DIR/Floortime® certificate in 2005 and has been an Expert Training Leader for ICDL since 2011. She owns and directs a clinical practice in Glen Mills, PA, where she has become known for her effective assessment and intervention protocol. While she trains globally, Maude continues to operate this active practice to continue to inform her work and develop the case studies from which she expands her assessment and intervention protocol. She co-authored the book “Our Greatest Allies” in 2011 with Lauren O’Malley describing the journey of one child and also describing the DIR/Floortime® Method.
Training Director
James Ho is a certified DIR® Advanced Trainer and specializes in Sensory Integration. He combines the approach of DIR Floortime and play as well as the practice of Sensory Integration as a basis of his work as he strongly believes that learning happens best when the child is having fun. James is also a certified Tomatis Consultant. James graduated from Murdoch University with a Bachelor’s in Psychology and has over 10 years of experience working with children, teens, and adults on the Autism Spectrum as well as those with sensory processing challenges and learning challenges and difficulties. His passion and drive had allowed him to be chosen to manage and coordinate a branch in Jakarta, where he would supervise and train a team of staff. His responsibility also includes conducting reviews with parents and working with them through coaching and giving them advice on parents’ engagement in supporting the child’s ability to partake in his or her learning environment. James is trained and mentored under international trainer, Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, SIPT, RCTC, who is a DIR® Expert Trainer, Certified Tomatis Practitioner, and a consultant. He has also attended various courses with Maude Le Roux Academy. James has attended workshops in understanding the mental health developmental structures as they relate to playing and emotional processes.
