FAQs

nurturie is a Harvard-founded pediatric therapy and tutoring practice dedicated to helping children build motor, executive function, sensory, and academic skills. Through in-home, community, and school-based services, we integrate therapy and learning while collaborating with caregivers to support each child’s growth in everyday life.

Is your child having difficulty with daily activities like fine and/or gross motor skills, self-care tasks, sensory processing, executive function, oculomotor skills, or social interactions? These challenges could signal the need for additional support. An occupational therapy evaluation can provide valuable insights and guidance. Connecting with qualified healthcare providers for a thorough assessment is an important step in supporting your child's growth!

Is your child experiencing difficulties with balance, coordination, strength, endurance, gross motor milestones (such as crawling, walking, jumping, or running), or showing limited confidence during physical activities and play? These challenges may indicate a need for additional support. A pediatric physical therapy evaluation can help identify your child's specific strengths and areas for growth. Connecting with a qualified physical therapist for a thorough assessment is an important step toward empowering your child’s physical development and confidence!

• Fine motor skills challenges, such as using scissors, coloring, writing, dressing, and tying shoes

• Visual-motor integration issues that affect reading, writing, hand-eye coordination, and everyday activities

• Neurodevelopmental differences, including ADHD and Autism

• Motor planning difficulties, including challenges with sequencing and completing multi-step tasks

• Handwriting development

• Gross motor delays, such as rolling, crawling, and standing

• Muscle weakness impacting overall coordination and strength

To start this collaborative process, you can schedule a free video consultation. This 30-minute session will serve as a platform to discuss any concerns you may have, delve into relevant background information, discuss your child’s strengths, and outline your therapy goals. Based on this initial consultation, a thorough evaluation may follow.

The OT evaluation will focus on therapist-guided tasks and natural observation of your child, lasting 1-2 hours. Standardized assessments may also be utilized as appropriate, depending on your child’s specific needs. The child’s caregiver and teacher may also need to complete a questionnaire.

Yes! We have OTs that are highly experienced in completing comprehensive school-based evaluations in preparation for IEP or 504 Plan meetings.

The frequency of visits will be based on your child's unique needs and aligned with your schedule. We provide flexible scheduling choices to make sure your child gets the appropriate care. Typically, treatment plans include 1-3 weekly sessions, each 45-60 minutes long, over 8-12 weeks. Each care plan's duration and frequency may vary based on clinical assessment.

We are an out-of-network provider. While we do not directly bill insurance, we provide our clients with a Superbill which includes the necessary information to submit an out-of-network claim for potential reimbursement through your insurance company. We offer a step-by-step guide on how to initiate this process.

nurturie operates on a private pay/out-of-pocket basis for all services rendered.

Evaluations have a one-time fee that covers the assessment, subsequent evaluation report, and results meeting. Payments for the evaluation and all services are processed as fee-for-service via credit card, at time of service.

All information related to your child is securely stored in our electronic medical record (EMR) system, SimplePractice. Each family is provided with a unique access link specific to their child. You'll be prompted to create a login, which will allow you to view, print, and electronically sign session notes and evaluations.

You can also use this portal to view your child’s upcoming schedule, invoices, Superbills, request or reschedule appointments, and receive important updates.

Access SimplePractice here.

Your child does not need to be receiving OT services to qualify for tutoring.

We offer tutoring services to all children, with or without OT involvement, based on the needs of the child and family. 

A therapist can provide services within your child’s school setting, which allows for direct support in the environment where your child learns and interacts daily. To ensure these services are effective, it’s important to establish a consistent communication system with the school’s academic staff. This collaboration helps align therapeutic goals with the school’s expectations, ensuring that everyone is working together to support your child’s development.

Yes! We provide teletherapy and teletutoring options as they suit some of our clients. Additionally, there's the flexibility to blend in-person sessions with telesessions for a hybrid approach.