Little Bean Respite

Little Bean Respite Individually tailored Day Respite & STA for children with complex needs.

Little Bean Respite was founded in 2020 by Louise Smith, who made it her mission to bring her recent experience supporting families in Children's Hospice together with her lengthy and diverse career in disability, supporting children, their families and Allied Health professionals to provide a high quality service.

Sunday Funday….Arden, Sophie & Lyla…a day of friendship, fun & independance 💚. Think banana bread baking ( lots of tasti...
14/09/2025

Sunday Funday….Arden, Sophie & Lyla…a day of friendship, fun & independance 💚. Think banana bread baking ( lots of tasting! 😋), books, AAC chats, dinosaur park, ice cream & long relaxing baths!

Father’s Day Fun with a happy bunch! 🥳 ….Card making for James, Brownie making for Sophie, Pancake & Card making for Sop...
08/09/2025

Father’s Day Fun with a happy bunch! 🥳 ….Card making for James, Brownie making for Sophie, Pancake & Card making for Sophia, out & about with Lyla, Gingerbread decorating, & Sealife Adventures with Casey. Lots of Alternative Communication opportunities, gross motor fun, Orientation and Mobility at our local parks, & fine motor skills practised.

02/09/2025

Hi Little Bean Families 😊
We have a Saturday shift available this weekend. Please DM to book.

A Brisbane Museum kind of Weekend!! …for Casey with Nalissa….something we would love to have on the coast!… looks like f...
24/08/2025

A Brisbane Museum kind of Weekend!! …for Casey with Nalissa….something we would love to have on the coast!… looks like fun🥰

Weekend Shananigans…with a beautiful bunch of little people…big brothers soccer games for Zahli & Louise (while Sarah ha...
18/08/2025

Weekend Shananigans…with a beautiful bunch of little people…big brothers soccer games for Zahli & Louise (while Sarah had the day off, lovely to get to know you Zahli!, I promise I will bring my Bluey books next time!), Bird World Animal farm with James & Guriya (James enjoyed getting up close to a colourful parrot) & Nalissa & Casey, then Sunday at Caloundra Markets with Lyla & Arden. Lyla is loving dancing to live music at the moment (lucky Nalissa has rhythm!) & Arden loved seeing, & patting lots of different dogs (the St Bernard pictured was his favourite!), eating cinnamon doughnuts & choc chip cookies, swinging with Louise at Happy Valley, & eating lunch by the beach 🏖️

We are so excited to see this!, check out the new amenities! 🤩 we can’t wait to test them out! Well done Sunshine Coast ...
14/08/2025

We are so excited to see this!, check out the new amenities! 🤩 we can’t wait to test them out! Well done Sunshine Coast Council! 🥳

12/08/2025

One of our Pediatric Nurse/Support Workers has
9am - 3pm every 2nd Saturday available please PM to book

Happy Kids! …Kids World Adventure Playground, with James & Guriya, Casey & Nalissa & Louise & Lyla. An indoor camping ex...
11/08/2025

Happy Kids! …Kids World Adventure Playground, with James & Guriya, Casey & Nalissa & Louise & Lyla. An indoor camping experience ⛺️, some Sensory shaving cream/ block play & bike riding at the park for Casey during his weekend respite weekend at Little Bean (thanks Nat & Nalissa!) & brownie baking & hair washing with Lyla.
We hear that Zahli had fun with Sarah in the community too…visiting parks, a doughnut shop & the library!

One of our lovely families has donated this wagon to LBR but it is not getting enough use (it is hard to fit in car with...
28/07/2025

One of our lovely families has donated this wagon to LBR but it is not getting enough use (it is hard to fit in car with multiple wheelchairs) They are happy for us to gift it to one of our families, so if you would like to claim it, please DM Louise!🏖️

A recovery kind of week for 2 little troopers post surgery. As we all know life isn’t always unicorns for our Little Bea...
27/07/2025

A recovery kind of week for 2 little troopers post surgery. As we all know life isn’t always unicorns for our Little Beans. This week both Arden & Casey are recovering from surgery of very different kinds. A pre surgery visit for Casey from Nalissa & a post op visit to Little Bean base for Arden today where he made dinosaur footprint biscuits with Nalissa, listened to music
& cuddled up on the couch to watch a Baby Animal doco with Louise. We are very happy to support our kids post - op, providing they have had a few days at home to get their pain under control first (we all like to be at home first up!) There is no shortage of TLC around here! 🥰
TV is rarely a go to for us but sometimes a little R & R is needed. We hope you are both back to your full of fun selves soon beautiful boys! 💙💙

Casey’s Weekend at LBR, & Sunday out with Lyla 💕 Who said we cant have fun inside!…Timezone, Orientation & Mobility, lot...
30/06/2025

Casey’s Weekend at LBR, & Sunday out
with Lyla 💕 Who said we cant have fun inside!…Timezone, Orientation & Mobility, lots of opportunity for independence, long baths,
lots of Key sign/Auslan chats & singing, early am painting, undercover bikeriding & cosy winter PJs ready for home!
A nice little friendship developing here 🥰

As someone with firsthand experience of the vital role therapy plays in the lives of children with disabilities, I am de...
30/06/2025

As someone with firsthand experience of the vital role therapy plays in the lives of children with disabilities, I am deeply concerned by the recent cuts to NDIS Allied Health funding. This is not only a budgetary issue, it is a fundamental human rights concern. When children require therapy, it is highly beneficial for therapists to observe participants in their home environment, enabling them to adjust equipment as the child grows and identify needs within the home where daily life unfolds. Clinic based therapies will likely exacerbate carer burnout, as families will be required to transport their children to frequent therapy appointments. Considering the weekly or fortnightly Speech, Physio, and Occupational Therapy needs of the children on our caseload, I fear this will significantly contribute to carer burnout, potentially affecting families as a whole NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme

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