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A Sound Start for Babies with hearing loss

Welcome to Sound Start Babies!

Helping babies and toddlers get the Sound Start they need

The mission of Sound Start Babies is to ensure that infants and toddlers identified with hearing loss and their families receive the highest quality, research validated educational services provided by individuals who are selected for their knowledge and sensitivity in meeting the varied needs of the children and families they serve.  The program offers a range of services and communication options respecting family choice and unique child characteristics.  The goal of the program is for children with hearing loss to develop language, speech, and communication skills commensurate with those of hearing peers and for their parents and other caregivers to have the information and strategies to foster this development throughout childhood.

What We Do

Home & Community

We provide specialized services for your child and family in your home or in other community settings.

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Nursery Classrooms

The only program of its kind in New Jersey, the Sound Start Babies Nursery provides an opportunity for toddlers with and without hearing loss to learn together in either Listening and Spoken Language or Total Communication classrooms.

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Additional Services

Sound Start Babies Program offers research supported services, incorporating new technologies and strategies designed to provide continuity of care both during and beyond your early intervention journey.

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Who We Are

The Sound Start Babies Program team is a group of parent infant specialists from a range of disciplines each of whom has specialized training and experience in working with very young children with hearing loss.

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Sound Start Foundation

Sound Start Foundation was founded in 1996. It was born out of the need for high-quality early intervention services for babies and toddlers with hearing loss in New Jersey.  Sound Start Foundation’s mission is to support educational and therapeutic programs to help babies and toddlers with hearing loss, and their families, lead full and successful lives.

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Helpful Information

It’s important to us at Sound Start Babies Program to share our resources.  It is our hope that, together, we can help as many babies with hearing loss and their families as possible.

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If you have time, talent, or resources to share, we’d love to hear from you!

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Our caring team of early intervention specialists is available to answer your questions and provide you with further information.   

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What Parents are Saying

We cannot say enough positive things about Sound Start Babies. We will be lifelong fans and supporters. The best thing about Sound Start was that it got our daughter communicating. When she began, she could only speak three words. Within a few months she was using hundreds of signs. And shortly thereafter, she said mama  for the first time. Sound Start’s programming provided all the supports necessary to help her make unbelievable progress. She grew more than we could have ever hoped, and left the program developmentally on track when it came to her language.

Scott

Sound Start Babies Parent

I am so happy with how my son has developed this year at Sound Start Babies.  He began the school year with few words and now speaks in full sentences and even some sign language.  I’m most happy with how he has developed a level of empathy this year through the play-based learning he experienced at Sound Start.

Caitlin

Sound Start Babies Parent

soundstartbabies

NJ nonprofit providing life-changing early intervention, family support and nursery programs to infants and toddlers with hearing loss.

Fri-YAY! The weekend is here and summer break is j Fri-YAY! The weekend is here and summer break is just around the corner. Where has this year gone?!☀️
Sound Start Babies Alumni Spotlight: NATE!! If yo Sound Start Babies Alumni Spotlight: NATE!!

If you were at the Benefit, you probably saw Nate at the raffle ticket table. He was a pro, especially with those glow rings! 

#HearingLoss #HearingAids #CochlearImpant #spokenlanguage #TotalCommunication #EarlyIntervention #MorrisCounty #TotallyAwesomeKids
Thank you for inviting Sound Start Babies to join Thank you for inviting Sound Start Babies to join you this morning, @madison_rotary ! We loved meeting your members, sharing more about what we do, and spending time at the @madisonareaymca (Benefit supporter shout out 😉 )!! We appreciate the commitment to service and the generosity of Rotarians; keep up the great work! #rotaryinternational #serviceaboveself #madisonnj #hearlingloss #earlyintervention @madison_rotary_nj
Sound Start Babies Alumni Spotlight: Alessia!! He Sound Start Babies Alumni Spotlight: Alessia!!

Here's another one of the slides shared on the interactive table displays at the June 2nd Benefit. We're so impressed by these young men and women and hope you enjoy learning just a bit about them too! 

#HearingLoss #HearingAids #CochlearImpant #spokenlanguage #TotalCommunication #EarlyIntervention #MorrisCounty #TotallyAwesomeKids #GirlScouts @girlscouts @gsnnj
Erin saying “hey” from a home visit! 🏠 Our Erin saying “hey” from a home visit! 🏠 Our team sees infants and toddlers in their homes, at their daycares, in the Sound Start Babies Nursery, and virtually via Telehealth. This allows us to serve families throughout New Jersey in the way that works best for them! #earlyintervention #njearlyintervention #hearingloss #speechlanguagepathologist #slp #toddlers
Sound Start Babies Alumni Spotlight: HENRY!! We Sound Start Babies Alumni Spotlight: HENRY!! 

We were thrilled to have several alumni join us at the Benefit. Some of the teens were even in the first Sound Start Babies class and had Ms. Kayley as their teacher!

We shared a slide about each alumnus/a on the interactive table displays and can't help sharing them here as well. We're so impressed by these young men and women and are grateful to have them as part of the Sound Start Babies family. 

#HearingLoss #HearingAids #CochlearImpant #spokenlanguage #TotalCommunication #EarlyIntervention #MorrisCounty #TotallyAwesomeKids
Here's another chance to enjoy the Digital Journal Here's another chance to enjoy the Digital Journal from Monday's Benefit. Thank you to our sponsors, donors, and volunteers.
If you're looking for some new ideas for incorpora If you're looking for some new ideas for incorporating language opportunities, check out these suggestions using a favorite classic toy - the ring stacker. 

#toytalk #vocalplay #motortherapy #hearingloss #fisherprice #patternplay
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