Early Talks Start supports parents and caregivers through weekly group sessions and coaching designed to spark joyful, back-and-forth interactions proven to boost brain development.

Each week, your child will wear a special vest with a small device for an entire day, from morning until bedtime. You will participate in a weekly guided session and learn effective strategies that boost brain development through something called serve-and-return, which just means simple, back-and-forth conversations that build language skills.

We use LENA® technology to give you personalized feedback, showing how many adult words your child hears and the number of conversational turns you’re sharing, empowering you with real insights into their development.

You’ll join a group of parents for flexible coaching, plus, we also offer one-on-one support, so you feel confident practicing what you learn at home, in your own way.

Early Talks Start supports parents and caregivers through weekly group sessions and coaching designed to spark joyful, back-and-forth interactions proven to boost brain development.

Each week, your child will wear a special vest with a small device for an entire day, from morning until bedtime. You will participate in a weekly guided session and learn effective strategies that boost brain development through something called serve-and-return, which just means simple, back-and-forth conversations that build language skills.

We use LENA® technology to give you personalized feedback, showing how many adult words your child hears and the number of conversational turns you’re sharing, empowering you with real insights into their development.

You’ll join a group of parents for flexible coaching, plus, we also offer one-on-one support, so you feel confident practicing what you learn at home, in your own way.

Early Talks Grow provides early childhood professionals with tools and insights to create language-rich environments in their classrooms. Educators get personalized feedback, plus insightful coaching that helps them grow their impact in real time.

This joyful, data-driven, and judgment- free experience empowers caregivers to lead with confidence. And it works. Since launching in 2022, Early Talks has helped nearly 1,000 families, and we’re just getting started.

Whether you’re a learning centre, funder, healthcare provider, volunteer, or community partner, you can help grow this impact. Bring Early Talks into your services, invest in future growth, and help shape the first chapters of a child’s story.

Step 1: Children listen
A child wears one of our LENA® devices, capturing their audio environment throughout the day.

Step 2: We count
At day’s end, the audio data is uploaded to the cloud.

Step 3: The magic happens
LENA®’s proprietary algorithm processes the data, providing counts of conversations, feedback reports and more.

Step 4: We coach you
Our facilitators review the data and regularly meet with participants to explain how to increase the baby’s language skills.