Daycare visual lanyard

The Daycare Visual Lanyard has been thoughtfully designed to give educators immediate access to functional communication supports throughout the day.

Busy early learning environments move quickly. Having visual supports readily available allows educators to respond in the moment, helping children understand routines, express their needs, make choices and participate more successfully in everyday activities.

Research supports the use of visual communication systems to reduce communication barriers, increase understanding, support emotional regulation and promote participation. When visual supports are consistently paired with spoken language, children receive repeated opportunities to build comprehension, express themselves and develop functional communication skills.

Designed to clip onto an educator’s lanyard, this resource keeps essential communication supports within easy reach—whether transitioning between activities, supporting regulation, facilitating play or responding to a child’s individual needs.

What’s Included

• 7 interchangeable visual communication boards
• Quick Communication
• Routines
• Feelings
• Regulation
• Play
• People (customisable)
• Everyday Essentials (Miscellaneous)
• Printable lanyard tabs
• Ready-to-print PDF
• Instant digital download

Complimentary Personalisation

The final People page has been designed to be personalised with the important people in your child’s life.

Simply email clear photos of parents, carers, grandparents, educators or other familiar people to support@theplayfulspeechie.com, and I’ll customise the final page for you before you print.

This complimentary service helps create a more meaningful and functional communication tool by including the people your child knows and interacts with every day.

📧 To personalise your lanyard, email:
support@theplayfulspeechie.com

Perfect For

• Early childhood educators
• Speech pathologists
• Occupational therapists
• Support workers
• Early intervention services
• Preschool and daycare settings
• Children with additional communication needs
• Inclusive learning environments

Digital Download

This product is a digital download only.

Your files will be available immediately after purchase.

If you would prefer a professionally printed, laminated and posted version, please contact support@theplayfulspeechie.com to discuss available options and pricing.

Terms of Use

Thank you for supporting The Playful Speechie.

Every resource is thoughtfully created by a paediatric speech pathologist to support communication, participation and independence through evidence-informed practice.

You are welcome to:

• Print this resource as many times as needed for your own family, classroom or therapy caseload.
• Laminate, cut and reuse the materials.
• Store the digital file on your personal devices.
• Use the resource during therapy sessions, at home, preschool or school.

Please do not:

• Share, email or distribute the digital files to others.
• Upload this resource to websites, social media, shared drives or file-sharing platforms.
• Sell, copy, edit or redistribute any part of this resource.
• Remove or alter The Playful Speechie branding or copyright information.

Important Information

This resource is intended to support communication development and participation and is not a replacement for individual assessment or therapy from a qualified speech pathologist or other healthcare professional.

Visual supports are most effective when used consistently alongside responsive adult interactions. Modelling language, offering choices and creating predictable routines helps children understand, participate and communicate with greater confidence.