More information for practitioners - 0-2 years

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General information

• What to expect, when? - a simple guide which takes parents through the expectations of each age band in the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The guide also looks at how they can support their children’s learning and development.
  
  
• Afasic – charity for children with speech, language and Community needs
  
  
• Before their first words – learn about infant communication
  
  
• Born to Move App
  
  
• Early Years Alliance Website - Information on communicating with parents whilst children are at home and offers some ideas to inspire from an early years setting.
  
  
• Learning to Talk - Start for Life
  
  
• Ideas to help speaking and listening
  
  
• Lullaby Trust – Safer Sleep Advice
  
  
• Makaton
  
  
• NHS Every Mind Matters – Looking After Your Mental Health
  
  
• Speech and Language UK - the children’s communication charity
  
  
• NHS Help and Advice 
  
  
• National Literacy Trust
  
  
• Public Health Agency Birth to 5
  
  
• Ready to Read – National Literacy Trust
  
  
• Staffordshire Safeguarding Board Child Safety Booklet
  
  
• Stoke Speaks Out
  
  
• Stoke Speaks Out Facebook Page
  
  
• Speech and Language UK – information on children's communication
  
  
• Top Tips for Parents
  
  
• Speech and Language UK
  
  
• The British Stammering Association
  
  
• Training - For training in early identification and strategies to use  in the setting contact stokespeaksout@mpft.nhs.uk
  
  
• Unicef – Building a Happy Baby
  
  
• What to expect, when? - a simple guide which takes parents through the expectations of each age band in the Early Years Foundation Stage.  The guide also looks at how they can support their children’s learning and development.
  
  
• More useful organisations
  
  
• Tips and advice

Dummy use

• Should I use a dummy?
  
  
• Do Dummies affect speech