Early Years Provider Support
Evidence based intervention
The Department for Education (DfE) are investing funding for Early Years Providers to access support to raise current 3-4 year old children’s good level of development.
Within West Northamptonshire we are rolling out a range of carefully selected Evidence Based Interventions to support children to become school ready in their literacy development as well as their speech & language.
We have three completely free of charge training opportunities available to you as an Early Years Provider to book onto:
A quick and effective speech and language screening tool to support the early identification of need.
You will follow a sequence of activities with your identified children to enable you to screen your children until they screen green.
This will then highlight the level of their development where you will be guided to the right area within the ‘Big Book of Ideas’ to further support your children in their communication & understanding, raising their good level of development in an easy to record manner.
Please visit the Renaissance, WellComm website for further information: WellComm - GL Assessment
To book your spaces on WellComm, please register via the link: WellComm Screening Tool – Fill in form
Structured support for identified children requiring further support with communication.
You will receive training to be able to deliver specific activities as part of your routine circle time or activity sessions, using the wonderful resources provided within the training.
The Intervention Pack includes the following materials:
- an Intervention Manual containing detailed group session plans and resources required
- Early Talk Boost Tool Bag which contains a set of musical instruments, toys, and activity materials designed to make your Early Talk Boost sessions even more convenient
- 10 Jake and Tizzy Book sets (titles 1 - 8) that have been specifically designed and written for the intervention
- an Early Talk Boost Participant Book
- Access to our Classroom Checklist, Online Tracker Tool, and Child Attitude Survey to measure and analyse progress which supports Pupil Premium
Please visit the Speech & Language UK website for further information: Home - Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives
To register your interest on Early Talk Boost, please click on the link: Early Talk Boost – Fill in form
A targeted programme strengthening early literacy through play and working with families to enhance their home learning environments.
This is a low cost no cost support for children & their parents which explores print in the environment, looking at picture & word books, whilst promoting oral language.
We explore the continuation from the provision into the home environment to support families to build their confidence in developing children’s literacy skills, as well as creating literacy events to support families understanding around the importance of early mark making & how this develops into a school readiness skill.
Please visit the Making it REAL National Children’s Bureau website for further information: Making it REAL
To book your spaces on Making it REAL, please register via the link: Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) – Fill in form
For further information, please contact us: FamilyHubs@WestNorthants.gov.uk
Last updated 30 October 2026