HIPPY Home Visiting

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is an evidence-based home visiting program that helps parents prepare their 2, 3, 4 and 5-year old children for success in school and throughout life. Using curriculum, story books and other materials, parents strengthen their children’s cognitive, literacy, social/emotional and physical development. HIPPY strengthens both communities and families by empowering parents to play an active role in preparing their children for school. 

HIPPY utilizes a peer-delivered, home visitation model, with trained home visitors providing weekly visits to work one-on-one with parents of preschool aged children (those who are 2, 3, 4 and 5). Curriculum for 5-year-old follows the child through kindergarten, reinforcing learning through a very intentional home-and-school connection. The program also provides monthly group meetings.

In partnership with Parent Possible, Spring Institute became a HIPPY Colorado site in 2020 and has since provided thousands of home visits with trained peer home visitors engaging with immigrant and refugee families in English and the diverse native languages of our participant population. 

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