ECaT Posters (see below) are produced regularly by the Early Years and Childcare team. The posters can be printed and displayed within your setting for Practitioners and Parents/Carers to view.
The 2020 ECaT Posters suggest a Book of the Month and offer a Talking Tip of the Month which links to various aspects of Letters and Sound Phase 1 (9.85MB PDF).
The 2019 ECaT Posters focus on the theme of 'Communication Friendly Environments'. The monthly posters will also incorporate a suggested activity.
The 2018 ECaT Posters focus on the theme of 'More Than Words'. The monthly posters will also incorporate a suggested activity.
The 2017 ECaT Posters focus on Listening and Attention. The monthly posters also incorporate a suggested activity.
The 2016 ECaT Posters follow the ‘Top Tips for Talking’ theme and include either a recommended Website of the Month or a Nursery Rhyme of the Month.
ECaT Training – Childminders 2019
ECaT Workshops for Childminders have been well attended and receive very positive feedback. Jan Stevens, Early Language Consultant is delivering 3 workshops for Childminders throughout 2019 with all NEW content.
Workshop 1: 26th February, 7 – 9 pm
Workshop 2: 4th July, 7 – 9 pm
Workshop 3: 7th November, 7 – 9 pm - CANCELLED - Please accept our apologies.
Please reserve your place by contacting sally.griggs@southampton.gov.uk
If you are a new childminder, or would like to attend an ECaT refresher, please contact your Development Worker to be added to the waiting list for ECaT Phase 1.
ECaT Training
ECaT training is FREE of charge. Further details of the content of ECaT Training can be found on the Southampton Information Directory.
ECaT Toolkit
ECaT Child Audit Tool (2019) (PDF 335KB)
Record of Communication and Language Development Master (2019) (PDF 248KB)
Record of Communication and Language Development Master (2019) (DOC 89KB)
ECaT Setting Audit Tools - A Unique Child (PDF 145KB)
ECaT Setting Audit Tools - Enabling Environments (PDF 189KB)
ECaT Setting Audit Tools - Learning and Development (PDF 202KB)
ECaT Setting Audit Tools - Positive Relationships (PDF 185KB)
Environmental Screening Tool ECERS R & E (PDF 215 KB)
Environmental Screening Tool FCCERS (PDF 162 KB)
Environmental Screening Tool ITERS (PDF 145 KB)
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Summer 2019
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Spring 2019
Resources from the Spring 2019 ECaT Club Meetings held on:
Tuesday 5th March, 9.30 – 11.30 am at Pickles Coppice, Windermere Avenue, Millbrook; Tuedsay 5th March, 1 – 3 pm at Start Point Sholing, Wood Close, Sholing and Thursday 7th March, 1 – 3 pm at Start Point Sholing, Wood Close, Sholing
ECAT Club Meetings March 2019 (PDF 86KB)
ECAT Club Meetings March 2019 - Gap Task (PDF 297KB)
Environmental Screening Tool ECERS R & ECERS E (DOCX 80KB)
Environmental Screening Tool ITERS (DOCX 69KB)
GDPR - Opt in Letter ECaT (DOCX 40KB)
Top Techniques to develop Children (PDF 61KB)
Top Tips - individual speech bubbles (PDF 187KB)
Top Tips for Talking - with logo (PDF 102 KB)
Top Tips speech bubbles - 1-10 (PDF 65KB)
Website link - Talking Point and SID PDF 92 KB)
For further informaiton, please contact Sally Griggs sally.griggs@southampton.gov.uk, Tel: 023 8036 3309
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Autumn 2018
ECaT Club Meetings (Autumn 2018)
Handouts from the meetings held on 13th and 14th November 2018:
ECaT Club Meeting November 2018 (PDF 202KB)
ECaT Audit Example (DOCX 175 KB)
ECaT Handout 4 - Answers (DOCX 17KB)
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Autumn 2017
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Spring 2017
ECaT Club Meetings February 17 (PDF 254 KB)
A Day in the Life of a Toddler - Cooking (PDF 206 KB)
A Day in the Life of a Toddler - Recording Sheet (PDF 167 KB)
Early Words - Blank (PDF 173KB)
Early Words - With Words (PDF 181 KB)
Expanding and Extending (PDF 72 KB)
Expressive Speech and Language Development Use (PDF 91 KB)
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Autumn 2016
ECaT Club Meetings November 2016 (PDF 470 KB)
ECaT Training expression of interest - Parent Workshop (settings) (Word 20.4 KB)
ECaT Parent Workshop Flyer (Communication & Language) - settings (Word 33 KB)
ECat Parent Workshop Flyer (Language & Early Literacy) - settings (Word 32.9 KB)
ECaT Parent & Practitioner Questionnaire 2016 (Word 11.7 KB)
ECaT Club Meeting Pack - Spring 2016
Club March 2016 - Powerpoint (80KB pptx) Please note: This is a PowerPoint presentation and may take a while to load.
ECaT Posters - Letters and Sounds 2020
ECAT Posters - Communication Friendly Environments 2019
Communication Friendly Environments - December 2019 (PDF 291KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - November 2019 (PDF 285KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - October 2019 (PDF 165KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - September 2019 (PDF 283KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - August 2019 (PDF 312KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - July 2019 (PDF 270KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - June 2019 (PDF 230KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - May 2019 (PDF 248 KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - April 2019 (PDF 328 KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - March 2019 (PDF 172 KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - February 2019 (PDF 220 KB)
Communication Friendly Environments - January 2019 (PDF 95KB)
ECAT Posters - More Than Words 2018
ECaT More Than Words - December 2018 (PDF 545KB)
ECaT More Than Words - November 2018 (PDF 455KB)
ECaT More Than Words - October 2018 (PDF 497KB)
ECaT More Than Words - September 2018 (PDF 450KB)
ECaT More Than Words - August 2018 (PDF 473KB)
ECaT More Than Words - July 2018 (PDF 473KB)
ECaT More Than Words - June 2018 (PDF 449KB)
ECaT More Than Words - May 2018 (PDF 409KB)
ECaT More Than Words - April 2018 (PDF 459KB)
ECaT More Than Words - March 2018 (PDF 441KB)
ECaT Posters - Listening & Attention 2017
ECaT Listening & Attention 2017 - December 2017 (PDF 422KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - November 2017 (PDF 130 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - October 2017 (PDF 322 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - September 2017 (PDF 346 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - August 2017 (PDF 285 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - July 2017 (PDF 335 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - June 2017 (PDF 441 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - May 2017 (PDF 293 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - April 2017 (PDF 325 KB)
ECaT Listening & Attention - March 2017 (PDF 278 KB)
ECaT Posters - Top Tips for Talking - 2016
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - December 2016 (PDF 274.1 KB)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - November 2016 (PDF 199 KB)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - October 2016 (PDF 231KB)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - September 2016 (PDF 229KB)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - August 2016 (PDF 248KB)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - July 2016 (PDF 215KB)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - June 2016 (231KB PDF)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - May 2016 (201KB PDF)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - April 2016 (274KB PDF)
ECaT Top Tips for Talking - March 2016 (195KB PDF)