Pediatric Physical Therapy in Baldwin, NY

Your kid walks out steadier on the stairs, quicker on the field, and willing to climb the ladder without checking who is watching. Strength, balance, coordination and stamina, built through play in a 2,100 square foot gym.

Strength, balance, coordination Play first, never drills Talk to a Specialist

What It Is

The body underneath the skill.

A boy stepping over a foam-noodle hurdle on an obstacle course in the sensory gym One-on-one, every single session

Pediatric physical therapy is about how your child moves. Core and leg strength. Balance on one foot. Coordination between the two sides of the body. The way they walk, the way they plan a movement before they make it, and how long they last before they are done.

The work happens as play, one-on-one with a licensed occupational and physical therapist, ages 2 to 16. A comprehensive initial evaluation names the piece that is actually missing, and then the 2,100 square foot gym becomes the equipment: swings, ladders, the climbing wall, the zipline.

You were told he was just clumsy. That some kids walk late, run funny, grow out of it. You watched him hang back at the park and counted the months anyway. Trusting that count is not overreacting, it is the thing that gets a kid help while it is still easy.

What It Helps

When keeping up is the hard part.

A kid who feels behind stops volunteering. They quietly opt out of the exact practice they need the most, and every season the distance grows. Movement is trainable, and the earlier it starts the less there is to catch up on.

Falls more than everyone else at the park Freezes at the top of the slide

What A Session Looks Like

It looks like recess. It isn’t.

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We open big, because a warm body moves better. The zipline across the 2,100 square foot gym, the climbing wall, the crash pads, the swings.

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Then the target hidden inside a game: standing on one leg, alternating feet on the stairs, jumping, catching, the motor plan that keeps falling apart. Repeated until the body keeps it.

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You saw all of it. HD cameras stream the session live to a television in the waiting area, and we walk you through it after, with one thing to practice at home.

What Changes

You’ll see it at the playground first.

In the game instead of on the bench.

Stairs stop needing your hand.

Still standing at the end of the day.

Tries the hard thing without being asked twice.

Pairs Well With

What often runs alongside it.

Pediatric Occupational Therapy For the everyday skills that sit on top of a steadier, stronger body. Gross Motor Development For running, jumping, climbing and catching, practiced until they stick.

Questions, Answered

Straight answers, before you call.

Strength, balance, coordination, the way your child walks, motor planning, and endurance. In plain terms: the parts of the body that decide whether stairs, playgrounds, gym class and a full school day feel doable or exhausting. The comprehensive initial evaluation is what tells us which of those is the real bottleneck.

Often you can get started without one. In New York, pediatric occupational therapists can evaluate and treat without a physician referral for up to 30 days, and that applies to non-restorative services like handwriting, learning and developmental skill training when your child is not in acute care. Call us at (516) 744-7550 with what your pediatrician has said so far and we will tell you exactly what, if anything, you need.

We are an out-of-network provider, and we submit claims on your behalf when your plan has out-of-network benefits. Self-pay is $360 for the comprehensive initial evaluation, then $90 for 30 minutes, $135 for 45 minutes, $180 for 60 minutes. An 8-session package takes 10% off and a 12-session package takes 15% off. Credit cards, cash, checks, FSA and HSA are all accepted, and if benefits run out, care continues on private pay with a payment plan.

It is play with a target under it. Climbing the wall is grip and hip strength. The zipline is core control and grading force. Crossing the crash pads is balance and motor planning. A child will repeat something fun forty times and repeat something boring twice, and repetition is what changes a body. You can watch the whole hour on the live feed and see it for yourself.

This is a plan with an endpoint. Progress is reassessed regularly, and discharge planning begins once your child is meeting goals with at least 80% accuracy. After that you get a home program for maintenance and carryover, so the strength and the balance hold once the visits stop.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Tell us what you’re noticing at home. A real person calls you back to set up the comprehensive evaluation. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’

  • Hours Mon–Thu 1:00pm–7:00pm · Fri 10:00am–7:00pm · Sat 9:00am–2:30pm · Sun Closed
  • (516) 744-7550 Prefer to just talk it through? Call us.
  • Saturday appointments, 9:00am to 2:30pm

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Ages 2 to 16, individual and group

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Right on Merrick Road, in Baldwin.

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