Supporting speech and language skills

The Community Early Years (pre-school) Service provide support to pre-school children (0-5 years). The Service offers blocks of sessions and then discharge. Parents are encouraged to contact the hub to request further support. https://communicationhub.org/thin

The Community Education Speech and Language Therapy service offer support for children aged 4+ who are reception-age onwards. New referrals to this service for assessment and advice need to be made via the GP. Further information on referrals can be found at:  https://clch.nhs.uk/services/speech-and-language-therapy-children

Early Years Speech and Language Therapy works with families in identifying Social Communication Disorder, referring on for assessment and communication hub and some bespoke training to Parent Child Plus, Make it Happen, Full of Life when needed. They provide specialist packages of care introducing families to evidence based programmes such as intensive interaction, AAC. The service is for 0-5 years, and predominantly runs in health centres but can also be found in children’s centres and disability centres. The service is free and has an open referral system – the referral form is on the Local Offer and CLCH SLT website. Contact Liz Lowton for more information – email: [email protected]

Speech and Language Therapy Education service is a core school aged speech and language therapy (SLT) service for children and young people with EHCPs in mainstream schools and special schools. They provide training for teachers and parents, and specialist SLT support is provided to children and young people through statutory provision as outlined on their EHCP. For more information, contact Kate Saunders at [email protected]