These local groups are open to all local families. You don’t need a referral. Our groups and activities are held online and at various locations across the borough.
Follow Ealing speech and language therapy on our dedicated Facebook page for:
Story Time and Rhyme Online, on Wednesdays
- Sign Sunday
- Daily advice posts
- News about workshops.
Visit the Ealing Children's Speech and Language Therapy Facebook page
Talk and Play is a play-based group for children aged 1 to 3 years run by early years practitioners in Ealing, supported by speech and language therapists. It provides families with ways to support their child’s talking and communication.
Your child doesn’t need a referral to the speech and language therapy service to attend this group. Please contact the children’s centre to book a place.
This group is free and sessions run for 5 weeks.
Fun and Learn is a planned play session for parents/carers and their children aged under 5 who have social communication needs.
This is especially helpful for children who have attention and social interaction difficulties, such as issues with:
- Eye contact
- Playing with peers
- Understanding what’s
ishappening around them - Focusing on activities.
It’s suitable for children with speech and language concerns and children with Down syndrome.
Your child doesn’t need a referral to the Speech and Language Therapy Service to attend this group. Please contact the children’s centre to book a place.
This group is free and sessions run for 5 week.
Makaton Sign Time is a 6-week Makaton signing course designed for parents, carers or family members who would like to improve communication with their babies and children, under 5 years old.
These sessions are open to all children, including (but not limited to) those with:
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Down’s syndrome
- Learning difficulties
- Special educational needs.
There’s a £10 charge for the class, which covers the cost of a Makaton Pocket Book of Signs And Symbols.
For more information and to book, email: wlm-tr.sltuniversalservices@nhs.net
We run drop-in advice sessions in each children’s centre in Ealing once a term.
This is an opportunity for you to meet a speech and language therapist to seek advice about your child’s speech, language and communication development.
The speech and language therapist will attend the centres’ normal Stay and Play session. You don’t need to book.
Please note, referrals are not made at drop-in sessions.