F I R S T S T E P S
S T A Short Term Accommodation + Respite
Your young adult's first steps to independent living
ABOUT
FIRST STEPS On The Promenade is a three bedroom STA house for young adults with a disability who want to learn domestic, social and daily living skills in a safe home away from their usual living arrangements.
FIRST STEPS provides short stays so your young adult can gently transition to living outside the family home at his/her own pace.
Guests stay at the house with their own carer or support worker. The carer guides the guest through short, medium and long term core and capacity building goals both in the home and out in the community.
​We offer as many orientation visits as you and your adult child need to feel comfortable before the first overnight stay.
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FIRST STEPS supports you and your adult child to spend time apart, providing respite to help sustain you in your caring role.
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FIRST STEPS is premium STA and respite accommodation - There is a maximum of two booked guests in the house at any one time so your young adult has the space to learn.
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FIRST STEPS is flexible - Bookings are casual. No long-term commitment is required.
Your young adult can book a single night stay or multiple nights.
Online bookings are simple and fast.
Overnight stays are for 24 hours so there is no frantic 10am check out time.
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The house is in Narre Warren South in a quiet, tree-lined street 3 minutes from the local shopping precinct.
OUR HOME AND SERVICES
A full guided orientation visit is done before your guest's first overnight.
Carers and support workers and are also encouraged to attend.
We offer as many orientation visits as you need to feel comfortable prior to your child's first stay.
[Guests are required to bring their own carer]
Please call or email to book your first orientation visit.
firststepsontheprom@gmail.com
Miwa 0400 769 370
Breakfast
Basic breakfast provisions are provided: Cereal, milk, tea and coffee.
Fresh fruit is provided.
Free Wifi
The password is available at the house.
Garden
There is a fully secure back garden with raised garden beds.
Guests are encouraged to get involved in the tending of the garden.
Laundry
There is a fully stocked laundry with a front loading washing machine and dryer, and washing detergent.
Your young person is encouraged to do his/her own laundry prior to departure.
Bathrooms
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Two bathrooms, two showers, one bath. Bath towels, shared soap, shampoo and conditioner are provided.
Basic Provisions
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All kitchen fundamentals are provided - Olive oil, salt and pepper, etc.
Please bring any ingredients you need for meal preparation.
Local take-away and home delivery is available.
GALLERY
OUR LOCATION
ABOUT US
David and Miwa
FIRST STEPS is run by the parents of two young adults with severe autism and intellectual disability.
Driven by the desire for their son and daughter to learn to live away from home in a place they could trust, Miwa and her husband have created a safe, fully enclosed STA and respite house to enable them to provide this living-out-of-home experience.
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We understand that you are exhausted.
We understand that you and your child need a break from each other to not only sustain you in your caring role, but to support your relationship with your young adult.
We also understand that sometimes your adult child can learn better outside the family home... that a good support worker or carer can achieve things with your child that we as parents, cannot.
FIRST STEPS provides you with a safe space you can trust to support your young adult's ongoing learning.
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We are committed to building small, compatible pairs of young people to share the house with each other.
There will only ever be two guests in the house at a time (plus carers).
Your young person will only share with someone who is suitable for your child's sensitivities and behaviours.
Call Miwa to discuss what you would like your young adult to achieve during his/her overnight stays at
FIRST STEPS On The Promenade.