Making an Impact
LENA makes an impact in every area of early childhood education — revolutionizing early childhood classrooms, informing global academic research, and connecting parents to vital resources for their child’s language development.
We’ve adapted a framework from Bellwether Education Partners to use our unprecedented data insights to build broader awareness and inform systemic changes in early childhood. Together with our 500+ partners worldwide, our ecosystem includes our programs, our educational reach, and our influence on systems.
Programmatic Impact
Transforming children’s futures through LENA Grow and LENA SP.
1,000+
LENA Grow centers
2x
Children participating in LENA Grow are twice as likely to be ready for kindergarten.
28,000,000
Conversational Turns
90%
of teachers reported increased confidence.
2x
teacher retention for LENA Grow teachers
Educational Impact
Equipping educators and caregivers with powerful ideas and practical strategies.
10,000+
Educational Resource Downloads
4,000+
Webinar Attendees Per Year
10,000+
Newsletter Subscribers
Systemic Impact
Producing insights and building bridges across early education.
250+
Published Research Papers
30+
quality improvement systems have emphasized teacher-child interactions since LENA began reporting our research
18-24 months
is now established as a critical period for language development. It’s known as the period when children get the least interaction – thanks to LENA research
Where We Work
70,000+ children in 10,000+ classrooms across the U.S. and Canada.
Thanks to Our Generous Funders
Supporting Our Work
As a growing national 501(c)(3) organization serving an overlooked part of our population — our youngest children — your support is vital to changing the lives of children through early talk.