The Talk Shop is an exciting specialised environment for pre-school children with special speech and language development needs. It was founded by parents and by Barbara Bennett, an experienced professional who is qualified in both education and speech and language therapy.
The Talk Shop provides a comprehensive and integrated programme comprising a specialized pre-school with strong emphasis on speech and language skills, intensive speech and language therapy, occupational therapy and a range of complementary therapies and activities. The class sizes are small and so ensure that children are able to receive an individualized tailor-made programme to suit their particular needs.
The Talk Shop is conveniently situated in Bryanston directly opposite Bryneven Primary School in Ballyclare Drive, just off the William Nicol Highway. It is within easy access to all Northern, Central, Eastern and Western Suburbs of Greater Johannesburg.
Fundamental to the founders of The Talk Shop has been the principle of recruiting the very best professional team possible. The current full-time staff complement is twenty, with additional professionals providing services on a part-time basis.
The Talk Shop is registered as a Trust (IT 111/02). It operates on a not-for-profit basis, with the beneficiaries being pre-school children with special speech and language development needs. Fees are structured to ensure that parents do not need to participate in fund-raising activities.The Talk Shop’s bankers are Standard Bank, and legal council is Bowman Gilfillan. The auditors of the Trust and accounting services are provided by Vickery & Associates.
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