Early Words Together Programme

Provision and support of the Early Words Together programme within Best Start Family Hubs, Children's Centres and community settings.

Delivered to small groups of families with children aged 3 to 4 over six weeks by practitioners and volunteers, it empowers parents to develop and enrich the Home Learning Environment and support their child's early language and literacy.

An independent evaluation using standardised testing showed it to have a statistically and educationally significant impact on children's receptive vocabulary skills and it increased the Home Learning Environment behaviours of the parent.