Start Talking Together - Speech and Language for 0 to 5 years
Help your child learn to talk with tips and local activities across Nottinghamshire, supporting speech and language development from pregnancy to age 5.
Find out things you, your partner and family can do and all the places you can go to help grow your child’s language and communication skills.
Communication is fundamental to children’s development; children need to be able to understand and be understood. Communication is the foundation of relationships and is essential for learning, play and social interaction.
Source: Communication Trust
Start Talking Together: Pre-birth
Access information, resources, and services across Nottinghamshire during pregnancy to support your baby’s early language and communication development.
Start Talking Together: 0-6 months
Explore information and support to help build your child’s language skills in the early months, and find local services in Nottinghamshire.
Start Talking Together: 6-12 months
Discover information and services in Nottinghamshire, to support your child's speech and language skills.
Start Talking Together: 12 - 18 months
Find information and advice to support your child's communication skills from 12 to 18 months, and find local services near you in Nottinghamshire.
Start Talking Together: 18 months - 2 years
Explore information and support to help build your child’s language skills from age 18 months up to 2 years, and find local services in Nottinghamshire.
Start Talking Together: 2-3 years
Access information, resources, and services across Nottinghamshire, to support your child's language and communication development.
Start Talking Together: 3-4 years
Find out how you can support your 3 to 4 year old child's speech and language skills in Nottinghamshire.
Start Talking Together: 4-5 years
Explore information, resources, and services across Nottinghamshire to support your child's communication development.
Start Talking Together: Practitioner's Page
Find speech, language and communication needs information for practitioners working in Early Years in Nottinghamshire.
Start Talking Together leaflet
Our Start Talking Together leaflet give lots of top tips on how you and your family can help develop your little one’s talking. We hope you find it useful.
Download the Start Talking Together leaflet [PDF]