Support for your child

Whether your child is in early years or school-aged, there is support available to help with speech, language and communication.

Children in early years

Find out about speech, language and communication services for young children who are not yet in school.

Read more about how nurseries, pre-schools and childminders support communication on our support for children with SEND in early years page.

If your child needs more help, you can visit a Talking Walk-in at your local Family Hub and speak directly with a speech and language therapist.

For children in primary and secondary school

Find out about speech, language and communication support in schools.

If your child needs additional help, their school can speak to their link speech and language therapist to discuss what support may be needed.

Speech and language therapy service

Find information and contact details for your local NHS speech and language therapy team at The Pod from Kent Community Health Foundation Trust.

If you live in Swale, vist Children's Therapy (Swale) from Medway Community Healthcare

Other resources

Find out what other resources are available for you and your child