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Home learning - talk and play every day

Home learning - talk and play every day

Everyday moments can be used to boost your child's learning, as they are interested in all sorts of things.

Search our web pages for tips and ideas

Tiny Happy People

Tiny Happy People offers a wide range of free films, articles, quizzes and parenting tips that have been specially designed with experts to help to nurture children’s language right from pregnancy. Find out more here

Hungry Little Minds

Children soak up every little bit of stimulation you give them. All the little things make a big difference to the development of their speech and understanding of words.

The Hungry Little Minds website provides lots of simple tips and activities that you can slot into your routine and that children love. 

Words for Life - National Literacy Trust

Learn and play

Words for Life is created by the National Literacy Trust, funded by Kindred, the Department for Education and supported by UK publishers. It provides parents, children and young people with activities and support to improve their language, literacy and communication skills from home.

Baby - ideas for early development

What matters to babies and their future development is being loved, cared for and everyday opportunities to engage in talk and play. While many factors influence children’s learning, the home learning environment counts the most!

For tips and fun things to do, please visit our web page

Talk and play all through the day – speech and language advice for you and your child

Check out our website for language focused tips and games to play with your child 

Talk and Play - Just One Norfolk

You are your child's best toy!
Watch this video clip here to find out more

Small Talk newsletter for parents and carers of 0 to 5 year olds

Sign up to receive the latest early years news and details of online events and workshops for families.

Fun maths at home

Find fun, creative, hands-on maths activities, games, films, advice and tips HERE 👇

Nursery Rhymes and Songs A to Z - BBC Teach/School Radio

Take a look at the BBC's animated versions of nursery rhymes for children. All videos include the words on screen.

Norfolk Library & Information Service

There are regular Storytimes, weekly Bounce and Rhyme sessions and a range of online activities to enjoy. See What's on in Norfolk Libraries for more information.

NEO for families

Support your families to create a NEO account to complete eligibility checks

NEO for families