This January, Simon’s House Nursery and Pre-school in Oldham was rated outstanding. Under previous ownership, it had been judged Inadequate and closed. ‘One of the key factors in achieving the Outstanding rating,’ says new owner and manager Vikki Burke, was the ‘speech and language interventions we carried out’. These had a big impact, she says, and were partially paid for by the EYPP.
Ms Burke introduced the Making it REAL programme to Simon’s House and nearby Mather Street Pre-school, which she also manages. The programme is a national government-funded project delivered by the Early Childhood Unit at the National Children’s Bureau. The approach and evidence base were originally developed by Professors Cathy Nutbrown and Peter Hannon at the University of Sheffield. Through a series of home visits and activities in the setting, the programme aims to engage families in their children’s speech and language development.
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