Talking Tots – the founders

Talking Tots was founded by Tracey Park and Lisa Houghton who were both paediatric speech and language therapists before launching Talking Tots in 2005. They have more than 30 years’ combined experience working with young children experiencing communication difficulties, and are respected experts in the field of early language development.

Their experience working with young children convinced them that it’s possible to boost any child’s language and social skills with the right mixture of encouragement, fun and carefully designed activities. Tracey and Lisa collaborated with a team of early years specialists including fellow speech and language therapists, teachers and educational psychologists to develop a unique set of classes that would support and build on the specific developmental milestones of pre-schoolers.

Research shows that as many as half of all children arrive at school without the skills they need to learn effectively. The Talking Tots programme has been specifically developed to familiarise children with fundamental pre-literacy and communication skills such as verbal expression, attention and listening skills, phonological (sound) awareness and turn-taking.

Talking Tots Mid Sussex & Wealden-Karen 07767 242833, karen@talkingtots.info