ICAN Stoke on Trent
About Us
The Early Years Speech & Language Service at Stoke-on-Trent opened in January 2003 to provide integrated education and speech and language therapy to children within the Foundation Stage who have a severe speech and/or language disability.
The centre is one of a national network developed by ICAN. Locally our centre was developed in Partnership with City of Stoke-on-Trent LEA and Newcastle-under-Lyme Primary Care Trust.
ICAN is a charity that helps children with speech language disabilities across the UK, by providing training and support to Practitioners and Speech and Language Therapists.
In 2005 the Stoke-on-Trent centre achieved ICAN Accreditation. This awarded to settings that have successfully met the criteria set by ICAN, making it a Centre of Excellence. The Stoke-on-Trent ICAN service is one of 18 services within the UK to have achieved Accreditation status.
Where are we?
Early Years Speech & Language Service,
Heron Cross Primary School,
Grove Road,
Heron Cross,
Stoke on Trent,
ST4 4LJ.
Telephone Number: 01782 235242
DID YOU KNOW?
Did you know that one in ten children in the U.K (approximately one million) have a speech or language difficulty?
In Stoke on Trent the figure is much higher than this - evidence from Sure Start local programmes suggests that more than half of the children in Stoke on Trent are at risk of a language or speech delay. This will impact significantly on the child's ability to learn and on future opportunities in life.
