Helping deaf children learn to listen and talk
The Elizabeth Foundation is the UK’s largest single provider of education services for babies and preschool children with all degrees of deafness.
Established in 1981, The Elizabeth Foundation is a charity, registered number 293835.
Our support for you
Services for families
We provide educational, emotional and practical support to families of deaf children
Support for professionals
Working as a team to provide the best support for every deaf child
Let’s Listen and Talk
Our innovative online resource offering courses and information for parents and professionals
How we help deaf children
We provide a wide range of services to offer deaf children the best possible start in life from birth to five years.
Through all of our services we aim to help young children with all degrees of deafness learn to listen and talk.
Audiology
We host NHS newborn hearing screening, children’s audiology and cochlear implant services.
Education services
We provide early intervention services for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
Speech therapy
We offer specialist speech and language therapy at our Family Centre.
Resource hub
Our new resource hub provides practical information and advice for parents and professionals.
Let’s Listen
and Talk
Online courses and practical information for parents and professionals.
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.
About The Elizabeth Foundation
We facilitate early diagnosis for babies and preschool children with all degrees of deafness and provide comprehensive educational and support services for them and their families.
By doing so we enable these children to develop their listening and spoken language skills, as well as build their self-esteem and give parents the confidence and knowledge to make informed decisions on behalf of their child.
Let’s Listen and Talk
The Elizabeth Foundation has created Let’s Listen and Talk for families and professionals who want to help children with all degrees of deafness to develop their listening, spoken language and communication skills during the crucial early years (birth to five).
The Let’s Listen and Talk courses offer step‑by‑step guidance for building children’s listening and speaking skills.
The Let’s Listen and Talk resource hub provides up-to-date and evidence-based information and advice.
The Elizabeth Foundation is not just a charity or a building, it is a stepping stone to lifelong friendships, a place of happy memories and consistent support for families with deaf children. We will forever be grateful for their support!
Imogen, Former pupil
Read Imogen’s Story
Our relationship with The Elizabeth Foundation has benefited us in a number of ways. We can engage our staff, it’s a way we can engage with suppliers, and we can give back to the local community … I would so recommend it to anybody who’s potentially interested.
Lightning Safety Systems.
Corporate partners
Without the help and support from The Elizabeth Foundation, I don’t think Amelia would be as chatty and confident as she is today. As a family, we will be very sad when Amelia leaves to go to school, but I believe she’s had the best start to her education at The Elizabeth Foundation.
Amelia’s mum
Read Amelia’s StoryWays to support us
News and insights
Making a positive impact on the lives of deaf children
We aim to make a positive impact by enabling our deaf children to develop good listening skills, natural speech and self-esteem and by giving parents the confidence and knowledge to make informed decisions on behalf of their child.
Volunteer for us
Our volunteers help us in a wide range of ways – from assisting in the classrooms and making teaching resources to providing fundraising and administrative support.
