Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY): Palm Beach

A Good Idea

Description

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a school readiness home instruction program designed for children ages 3, 4, and 5 where parents take an active role as their child's primary educators. The 30-week curriculum guides low literacy parents to create opportunities for their children to acquire basic skills and knowledge needed for future school success. Trained coordinators and community-based home visitors role play activities with parents and support family participation throughout the program.

Goal / Mission

HIPPY programs empower parents as primary educators of their children in the home and foster parent involvement in school and community life to maximize the chances of successful early school experiences.

Results / Accomplishments

A number of evaluations have proven the success of HIPPY programs on children's school readiness and performance. The West Palm Beach HIPPY program is the largest in the state of Florida. The West Palm Beach HIPPY program was awarded Stellar Program Status by HIPPY USA.

About this Promising Practice

Organization(s)
Center for Family Services
Primary Contact
Martha Gomez
Center for Family Services of Palm Beach, Inc.
4101 Parker Avenue
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
561-616-1222
mgomez@ctrfam.org
http://www.ctrfam.org/
Topics
Education / Student Performance K-12
Education
Organization(s)
Center for Family Services
Source
HIPPY USA
Date of implementation
1997
Geographic Type
Urban
Location
Palm Beach County, FL
For more details
http://www.ctrfam.org/hippy
http://www.hippyusa.org
Target Audience
Children, Families
Submitted By
Children Services Council Palm Beach County

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A Good Idea meets the following HCI criteria:

  1. The program description includes: the sponsoring organization, program goals, program funding source, program implementation steps and outcomes.
  2. The program evaluation is limited to descriptive measure(s) of success/accomplishment (i.e., program participation rates, number of services/education sessions/radio messages provided). Note: oftentimes, the program has been newly implemented and a program evaluation has not yet been conducted. Programs that have not yet been evaluated, but which show promise in improving health or quality of life, are classified as Good Ideas until an evaluation is conducted.