More information for practitioners - 3-4 years

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 4 Life
  
  
• Speechand Language UK - the children’s communication charity
  
  
• Ideas to help speaking and listening
  
  
• Lullaby Trust – Safer Sleep Advice
  
  
• Makaton
  
  
• NHS Every Mind Matters – Looking After Your Mental Health
  
  
• 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
  
  
• Training - For training in early identification and strategies to use  in the setting contact stokespeaksout@mpft.nhs.uk 
  
  
• Top Tips for Parents
  
  
• The British Stammering Association
  
  
• Speech and Language 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