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For example, one centre began introducing new language through food preparation and recipes.

The teachers themselves had to work harder as the children quickly picked up new language and concepts, and families too became interested and took up the challenge of talking with children about food and meals at home. Learning sessions, masterclasses, cluster meetings and teacher swap days provided mechanisms for centres to share ideas and learn from each other’s experience.The data were gathered monthly and shared with other participating centres.For many centres, Now We’re Talking was their first experience of tracking data, and it provided a useful insight into their performance and practice.The project helped staff at the centres learn to gather and analyse data to measure the success of their change ideas.They collected data on child outcomes, teacher confidence, the suitability of the environment, and feedback from parents.