The Children’s
Language Centre

How it works

Twelve weeks at home, on a track that fits your week.

Yorùbá at Home is the first programme from CLC. A trained tutor comes to your house for 12 weeks — three 90-minute sessions a week on a weekday track, or two at weekends — and teaches your child through song, story, play and real conversation.

You don’t need to speak Yorùbá. Most of our parents don’t — that is rather the point.

  1. 1 · A 15-minute conversation

    We talk about your children, your household and the track that would suit you, and answer your questions. There is no obligation.

  2. 2 · Choose your track and plan

    Pick the Monday, Tuesday or Weekend track and a time that works, then a monthly or quarterly plan. One price covers your whole family, up to 3 children.

  3. 3 · We confirm your tutor and start date

    CLC assigns a vetted, trained tutor and confirms your start date on WhatsApp. Your first session is a parent orientation, where your tutor walks you through the programme, the tools and the resources.

  4. 4 · Sessions at home, with progress you can see

    Sessions run in your home with a responsible adult present. A progress update every month, weekly WhatsApp support so you can join in, and a review at the halfway point.

Choose your track

Three fixed tracks. You pick the one that fits your week.

Every track is the same programme at the same price. The days, the time and the number of sessions each week are what change.

  • Monday track

    Monday, Wednesday and Friday

    3 sessions a week

    90 minutes, starting 2:00pm or 4:30pm

  • Tuesday track

    Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday

    3 sessions a week

    90 minutes, starting 2:00pm or 4:30pm

    Your Saturday session runs at the same time as your weekday ones.

  • Weekend track

    Saturday and Sunday

    2 sessions a week

    90 minutes, starting 9:00am, 11:30am, 2:00pm or 4:30pm

    Two sessions a week, one fewer than the weekday tracks. The price is the same.

In your living room

What your child actually does.

  • Sings

    Yorùbá songs and rhymes — including the ones your own parents may have sung to you.

  • Plays

    Games, movement, story-acting and market role-play.

  • Tastes and touches

    Food words learned through real food, not flashcards alone.

  • Talks

    Real conversation, with a tutor who comes to your home.

  • Remembers

    Prayers, proverbs and family Oríkì, carried from one generation to the next.

The programme

What’s included.

  • A 12-week programme, three sessions a week on a weekday track or two at weekends, delivered in your home

  • A CLC-assigned, vetted and trained tutor

  • A Home Learning Kit and your child’s own Yorùbá Journey Passport

  • Weekly WhatsApp support so you can join in, even if you don’t speak Yorùbá yet

  • A clear monthly progress update, and a milestone review at the halfway point

  • Gratitude and reflection built into every session, alongside song, story and play

Who is in your home

You’re not hiring a stranger off an app.

CLC recruits, trains, background-checks and continuously reviews every tutor. You contract with CLC — not with the tutor — and CLC is who you come to if anything needs to change.

CLC does not offer childcare, babysitting, or unsupervised care.

  • We recruit and vet

    Every tutor is background-checked and trained by CLC before they ever reach a family.

  • We train and review

    Tutors are trained to teach through the performing arts, and are reviewed continuously — not once at hiring.

  • You deal with CLC

    One point of contact for scheduling, changes and concerns. If a match is not right, we change it.

  • An adult is always present

    A responsible adult stays at home throughout every session. CLC does not offer childcare, babysitting, or unsupervised care of any child.

In every session

Gratitude and reflection in every session

Gratitude and reflection are a standard part of every session, alongside song, story and play.

Ask us about the programme, the tracks and pricing on your 15-minute conversation.

Start with a 15-minute conversation. No obligation.