Why don't you come along to one of our preschool groups with your little one!

We always look forward to meeting new families and you would be very warmly welcomed

Our pre-school groups are a great way to meet the SCS team, families and other children who are deaf /hard of hearing or have a vision or multisensory impairment.  

Busy Bees is our group for children with a vision impairment 

Chatty Monkeys is our group for children who are deaf or have a hearing loss

Chatty Monkeys swings and smiles is a group which runs in West Berkshire and is open to both children with hearing loss and a vision impairment

If your child has a multi-sensory impairment, they are welcome to join either group or both!

Please look below for information about dates and venues

You can also get further details from your ToD or QTVI

Busy Bees - March 2024

We have such fun at Busy Bees from playing in the soft play area to diving into the colourful ball pit.  In this session we played with colourful balloons, explored the wonders of our sensory room and soft play area, filling the room with laughter and joy!  Our little stars had a fantastic time creating heartwarming cards for Mother's Day, spreading love to all the wonderful mums out there!

Chatty Monkeys swings and smiles - March 2024

This group runs in West Berkshire and is open to pre-school children supported by one of our team, with hearing loss and/or a vision impairment. We always have a lovely happy time and it is great way to meet the SCS team, families and other children who are deaf /hard of hearing or have a vision or multisensory impairment.

December 2023 - Chatty Monkeys West

Guess who came to Chatty Monkeys today? Thank you Father Christmas for dropping in and meeting all the children and their families at our Christmas party. We had a lot of fun playing pass the parcel, eating lots of snacks and making some special decorations. Our challenge from this session was to think about how many Christmas themed verbs you can use with your children (not just pre schoolers) over the festive period. It is really important for our young people who are deaf to be exposed to this type of grammar as there is a danger of focusing too much on naming (nouns). Can you think of any? Here's a few we thought of - when unwrapping presents we might use verbs like tearing, pulling, wrapping and unwrapping, scrunching, opening, ripping, giving, receiving, folding, squashing, snatching, and hopefully sharing!

Have a lovely Christmas from the Chatty Monkeys Team - Jody, Nin and I and of course our wonderful Audiologist Mary from RBH Audiology who comes every session.

Our little explorers had an amazing time diving into the sensory room adventures and bouncing around in the soft play area. 

But that's not all! In celebration of International Peace Day, we created beautiful paper doves ️ as symbols of peace and unity. ️

It was a cosy and intimate gathering, and we truly appreciate the families who attended our session.

Stay tuned for more exciting Busy Bees adventures coming your way.

Let's build a brighter future together! 

#BusyBeesAdventures #InternationalPeaceDay #CreatingMemories

 Chatty Monkeys West have a summer picnic to celebrate the end of term and say goodbye to those who are leaving to go to school.   It was such a lovely last session of the academic year.

Our pre school groups love having fun throughout the seasons.

We often get asked what we do at our pre-school groups.  So we thought we would give you a little snapshot of one of our July sessions at Chatty Monkeys - East.

Today we had a little gathering. We made sound makers including shakers and sunshine mobiles with bells! Parents and carers chatted about how their children are doing and friendships developed. 

We discussed some early listening and  language top tips...

Keep signing and/or talking about  everyday routines using lots of repetition ....up down,  where,  milk, finished, smelly nappy, etc.

Play with noisy toys or make your own sound makers...stop and start playing....what do you notice? 

Call your little ones using their names from the side or  from behind. 

Copy any sounds they make. Brrrrr!  Yes, even raspberries! 

Practice turning games to sounds and voice.