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Tots Talk - Taking opportunities to chat

An early intervention programme to boost two-year-olds' speech and language is achieving lasting results, says the scheme's creator, Jan
Ellis.

While the Tots Talk programme in Liverpool is coming to the end of its funding period, its positive impact on nurseries and childminders is destined to continue.

Tots Talk was launched in 2012 to address the need to improve quality in a group of the city's settings. The focus was to build practice around speech, language and communication with two-year-olds and improve outcomes. It also built on the earlier success of Every Child A Talker.

In June last year, Nursery World reported on the fact that 120 settings in Liverpool were actively involved in the project and that evidence of improved outcomes was being gathered.

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