Outcomes in children’s language and communication are being boosted in Warwickshire by a county-wide strategic approach involving children’s centres and early years settings, led by speech and language therapists.
The Time to Talk strategy was developed in 2007 by speech and language therapist Alex Williams, and was implemented across Warwickshire from 2009 as a partnership programme between Warwickshire County Council and South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The Time to Talk team mentors early years practitioners, who become Speech and Language Champions, ready to promote good practice in their settings, help to accurately identify a child’s level of need for speech and language support early, and provide immediate support. This partnership working with parents and other professionals ensures an integrated and efficient approach built around the child and their family.
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