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About the service
Speech and language therapists work in partnership with children, their families and other professionals in a variety of friendly setting including;
- Family Hubs: Every Starting Well Partnership Family Hub has a named speech and language therapist.
- Child development centres: Speech and language therapists are part of the team
- Schools: Every mainstream school has a named speech and language therapist who visits.
Are you worried about your toddler's talking?
Are you worried your toddler isn't talking very much yet?
Different children learn to talk at different rates, however some children find learning to talk more challenging. Adults can help them by using some of the following strategies.
Remember...... Don’t feel pressurised, communication should be FUN!
Download our guide to helping your child with talking here and 54 ideas to Get Worcestershire Talking here
Should I be worried?
Check how your child is doing using the tools below:
Download our typical development 0 - 18 months poster here and 18 months - 3 years here
Typical speech sound development:
You can access ICAN's online progress checker here
The BBC's Tiny Happy People website has lots of useful ideas for parents. You can access it here
Watch these strategies in action in the videos below:
Speech & Language Drop ins
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FRANCHE PRIMARY, Chestnut Grove, Kidderminster, DY115QB |
1st Tuesday of the month 3-4pm |
WYRE FOREST CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Radford Ave, Kidderminster, DY10 2ES |
2nd Wednesday of the month 11:30 — 12:30pm 4th Monday of the month 11:30 — 12:30pm |
BUTTERCUP FAMILY HUB, Carnforth drive, Worcester, WR4 9HG |
4th Tuesday of the month 11:30 — 12:30pm (NB No drop in on 28th May) |
SAFFRON FAMILY HUB, School House, Stanley Rd, Worcester, WR51BD |
2nd Wednesday of the month 11:30 — 12:30pm (NB No drop in on 8th April) |
TUDOR WAY FAMILY HUB, 1 Tudor way centre, Worcester, WR2 5QH |
1st Tuesday of the month 11:30 — 12:30pm |
HALF CROWN WOOD — ST BARTHOLOMEW'S PRIMARY 53-67 Princess Way, Stourport on Severn, DY13 0EL
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2nd Monday of the month 1 — 2pm (NB APRIL SESSION WILL BE ON 15th APRIL) |
SUNSHINE FAMILY HUB, Bluebell Close, Malvern, WR14 3SW |
3rd Wednesday of the month 11:30 — 12:30pm |
CATSHILL CLINIC, The Dock, Catshill, B61 0NJ |
3rd Tuesday of the month 11:30 — 12:00pm |
SCOTT ATKINSON CENTRE, Woodrow Drive, Redditch, B98 7UH |
1st Wednesday of the month 1:00 — 1:30pm |
EVESHAM COMMUNITY SERVICES, Abbey Lane, Evesham, WR11 4BS |
2nd Thursday 1:00 — 1:30pm |
WANDS CHILDREN'S CENTRE Westlands 1st School, Farmer's Way, DROITWICH, WR9 9EQ |
4th Friday of the month 11:45 — 12:15pm |
If you have any questions about drop in sessions, please email us using the email addresses below:
WHCNHS.SLTBromsgrove@nhs.net – Wychavon, Redditch, and Bromsgrove
WHCNHS.SLTWyreforest@nhs.net – Worcester, Wyre Forest, and Malvern
Resources to help at home
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Positional Advice sheet |
peech sounds - when to worry? Download our guide here:
Typical ages for developing English sounds 2020.pdf [pdf] 415KB
Download a Signalong advice sheet here
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