About us

The Elizabeth Foundation is the UK's largest single provider of education services for babies and preschool children with all degrees of deafness.

We provide Ofsted 'Outstanding' nursery services at our Family Centre in Hampshire. We also offer home learning and support through our innovative Let's Listen and Talk online programme.

https://elizabeth-foundation.org/

Early intervention is crucial for young children with any degree of deafness; what we mean by this is providing practical support to use hearing technologies, alongside specialist education. Following a diagnosis, most (but not all) children can be fitted with the appropriate technology i.e. hearing aids (from 5 weeks old) or cochlear implants (from around 10 months old).

Our team use what is known as a multi-sensory aural approach for teaching our deaf children to talk. This approach encourages the development of speech, language and listening by using all the senses in a natural, fun, child centred environment.