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New training to support children with communication difficulties

A new programme for nursery staff to address speech and communication difficulties in young children is being launched by two healthcare professionals.
The new training programme for nursery staff to support children with speech difficulties launches in April PHOTO Adobe Stock
The new training programme for nursery staff to support children with speech difficulties launches in April PHOTO Adobe Stock

Consultant speech and language therapist Joanne Jones and consultant occupational therapist Vicky Robinson, who together have nearly 40 years’ combined experience of supporting nurseries and pre-school aged children with communication and sensory difficulties, are launching their Nurturing Environments Specialist Training (NEST) in April.

The pair have come together to launch NEST after separately delivering their individual parent programmes online to 5,000 families across the world.

Jones said, ‘Many of the parents Vicky and I have worked with have told their child’s setting about our unique programmes.

‘That led to requests from nurseries and pre-schools who wanted help to fully understand and support children with sensory processing and communication difficulties within their settings. Vicky and I are proud to have co-created NEST to fill that gap – focused on small actions to make a big difference to all children.’

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