Speech delay in 2.5yo

Hi there!

I guess I'm posting this in the hope that someone has gone/is going through something similar.

I have a wonderful 2.5 yo daughter (3 in September), whose speech is slightly delayed. Her understanding is 100%, which I am very thankful for. She has no problem with single words, and says very few 2 word sentences, but that's about it. Now it's getting to the point where she is beginning to get frustrated that she can't communicate, especially when she's around friends her age, whom the majority can talk fairly well. Her hearing has already been checked as well (with a great result).

So I guess I'm wondering what else I could be doing at home, or when is the point where I need to start taking this further? I've already talked to her kindy head teacher, who wants to give her more time, and Plunket, who aren't interested until she's 3.5 (which seems far too long for me).

Thank you in advance!

Hi babybelly!

We have noticed progress with our now 3yo since the original post. She's definitely improving, but taking her time improving (if that makes sense lol). Our kindy has put in a referral for the Early Intervention team, so it'll be interesting to see if they are particularly worried or not. I guess our main thing/concern is that we would want it sorted by school of course, which I know is still a good couple of years away, but the waiting list to see a speech therapist down here is super long (from what I've been told).
We're in Wellington (Hutt Valley).
Thank you for replying! It means a lot