LENA is a national nonprofit on a mission to transform children’s futures through early talk technology and data-driven programs.

Our Community Advisory Board brings together a coalition of leaders and thinkers across the early childhood community to inform key strategic decisions at LENA.

From Head Start classrooms to family child care homes and private child care centers, and from libraries to public health initiatives and research universities, LENA’s programs are creating …

Backed by 20+ years of research, LENA Grow focuses on the key marker of quality in early childhood education: teacher-child interactions. Or, what LENA calls “conversational turns.”

Discover LENA's data-driven research insights on children's language development. Explore 250+ studies from 40+ countries. Learn more now.

At LENA, we turn the science of measuring conversational turns into action. Our programs help child care centers, school districts, and families worldwide boost early language development …

The LENA technology system is the world’s only hardware and software suite that measures interactions in early childhood education settings.

Discover LENA Grow's impact on child development and teacher retention. See the data-driven outcomes. Explore now!

The amazing educators that teach young children, from 0 to 5 years, deserve supports that motivate, inspire, and provide actionable feedback on what matters most: building nurturing …

LENA was founded in 2004 by the late Terry Paul and his wife Judi, entrepreneurs who pioneered reading, math, and testing products used in 70,000 schools in the United States and more …