MEL PRITCHARD - SPEECH & LANGUAGE THERAPY
HELPING LITTLE VOICES GROW BIG.
Providing expert speech and language therapy services for preschool-aged children across the Cotswolds, Warwickshire, and Oxfordshire.
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Whether you're looking for a one-off assessment or ongoing support, I work closely with families and educational settings to build everyday communication strategies—because early intervention is key to unlocking their full potential.
SERVICES
How I can help...
My goal is to support children in developing essential communication skills during their early years, helping them build confidence and reach their full potential. A range of flexible therapy packages is available to suit your child’s needs. Every child begins with an initial assessment, and you can choose between two assessment options to best suit your child. This allows us to tailor support from the very beginning, ensuring your child receives the most appropriate and effective care.
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Therapy sessions are designed to be fun, practical, and based on evidence-based approaches. If therapy sessions are recommended, the frequency and number of sessions will be collaboratively agreed with parents to best support their child's progress. These sessions can take place in your home or your child's nursery/school, and I work closely with families and early years staff to help your child build confidence in communicating.
AVAILABLE PACKAGES
Free Initial telephone consultation
Initial assessment
Please don't hesitate to give me a call to discuss any concerns and to see how I can help. This is free of charge.
Choose between two initial assessment options to best suit your child.
Therapy session
Resource Making
1 hr including planning & feedback. At home, nursery or school.
Time taken to make the resource and any materials used.
For more information or to book an appointment please email Mel using the button below...
Peep
OTHER PACKAGES
As a qualified Speech and Language Therapist trained in the Peep Learning Together Programme, I offer tailored support to families to enhance children’s communication, language, and overall development from birth to age five.
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What is Peep?
Peep, developed by the charity Peeple, is a set of evidence-informed programmes designed to support parents and carers in building strong, responsive relationships with their children and enriching the home learning environment. The programmes are grounded in a strengths-based approach, empowering families to support their child’s development through everyday interactions.
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The Offer - Peep Learning Together Programme (LTP)
This programme supports families with children from birth to five years, focusing on five key areas of development:
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Personal, social and emotional development
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Communication and language
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Early literacy
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Early numeracy
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Health and physical development
Each session is interactive, flexible, and designed to meet the unique needs of the families I work with. I deliver these sessions one-to-one, in the child’s home.
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ABOUT
Mel Pritchard
Mel is a fully qualified Speech and Language Therapist with over a decade of experience. Since qualifying in 2011, she has worked within the NHS across both preschool and school-age teams, supporting children with a wide range of speech, language, and communication needs including attention and listening difficulties, speech sound delay/disorder and autism. She has a particular interest in Gestalt Language Processing.
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Her experience spans a variety of settings, including nurseries, children's centres, mainstream schools, specialist language units, clinics, and home environments. This diverse background allows her to tailor therapy to each child’s individual needs and support them in the places where they learn and play best.
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After raising her three children, Mel co-founded a charity in Warwickshire dedicated to supporting families with young children. Through this work, she began offering speech and language support to families supported by the charity, and went on to lead 'Peep' child development groups in Stratford-upon-Avon and Shipston-on-Stour. She now works as an independent Speech and Language Therapist.
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Mel is a registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP), and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). She also holds an enhanced DBS certificate for working with children.
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Specialising in the preschool age group, Mel is passionate about early intervention and takes great pride in helping young children find their voices. She feels privileged to be part of each child’s journey, supporting their growth and celebrating every step forward.
CLIENTS
TESTIMONIALS
“I can't recommend Mel highly enough. She was so helpful and easy to talk to. My daughter had a great time during her speech assessment! The session was fun and laid back, and I came away with lots of helpful advice”
Parent, Burford
"I can’t recommend Mel highly enough! Our sessions are always enjoyable—my son feels like he’s playing with his friend Mel and I come away having learned so much. I really appreciate Mel’s collaborative approach; the communication strategies we use are chosen together and tailored to my son’s specific needs. I always leave with a clear, practical plan for how to support him at home. It’s been a real joy to see his communication skills grow as a result of our work together."
Parent, Banbury