The first few years of your child’s life are a crucial time for their communication and language skills.
This page highlights services and resources that can help you lay the foundation for your child’s speech and language development, including:
- advice on supporting your children at different stages of their life
- support that’s available in Haringey
- organisations that focus on advice and information about speech and language
Get Talking Haringey
Events and information to support your child’s communication and language.
More about Get Talking Haringey
Haringey children’s libraries
See the events and activities for under-5 run by our libraries – including Rhyme Time and Story Time.
Haringey Local Offer for special educational needs and disabilities
Speak to a Speech and Language Therapist
A service for supporting children with speech, language and communication needs.
Call 0203 224 4399, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Read more on the speech and language therapy service on the Whittington Health NHS Trust website.
Language Enhancement and Empowerment Project (LEEP)
LEEP is a service that we run in partnership with the NHS.
The LEEP teamwork with early years providers and families to improve speech, language and communication development in young children across Haringey.
Contact us to find out more about how we work with early years providers and families.
LEEP contact details
Email: leep@haringey.gov.uk
Stages of language development
The NHS has advice on your child’s language development – including videos, and activities you can do at home or out and about.
They have information for babies, toddlers and pre-school children. Here's a breakdown of links by age:
Other speech and language support
BBC Tiny Happy People
Tiny Happy People by the BBC can help you develop your child’s language and communication skills, so they get the best start in life.
Words for Life – National Literacy Trust
Tips and activities to help your child learn at home.
Visit the Words for Life website
Speech and Language UK
Free services and resources for families worried about their child's speech and language – including an advice line, webinars and a progress-checker tool.
Visit the Speech and Language UK website
Afasic
Support for families with children who need help with speech and communication, with a focus on developmental language disorder.
Stamma
Help if your child stammers – including advice, a helpline and online support groups.
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