The Benefits of Early Talk

1. Development of the early years workforce through increased awareness and knowledge of:

• Importance of communication skills for all children
• Adult communication
• Collaborative practice 
• Working with parents

2. Improved outcomes for children and practitioners through:

•   Enabling successful learning 
•   Creating communication friendly environments
•   A structured development programme 
•   Preparing for Early Talk accreditation

This provides a framework which promotes communication in the context of:

• Bercow report 2008: Better Communication Action Plan
• Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum
• Every Child Matters
• The Children’s Plan - Building Brighter Futures
• National Service Frameworks
• Common Core of Skills and Knowledge
• The Children’s workforce strategy
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapist position paper, 'Supporting children with speech, language and communication needs within integrated services’, 2006.
• Disability Discrimination Act