HIPPY Partners With Parents to Prepare
Children for Success
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is an evidenced-based family support
model designed to improve parent-child relationships, increase parent involvement in their children’s
schools and communities, and ultimately, help children achieve long term academic success.
HIPPY partners with parents to empower them both as teachers and advocates for their children, and to
assist parents in preparing their children for success in school and beyond.
The HIPPY Mission
The mission of HIPPY USA is to partner with parents to prepare their children for success in school. To
meet this mission, each HIPPY program implements the model with these key components.
A cognitively based
curriculum for 3, 4
and 5 year olds
Children learn from
their parents
HIPPY Model
Key Components
Peer parent
educators who
share the language
and culture of the
families they serve
Weekly home visits
to deliver the
curriculum and
coach parents in its
use
Parents spend time
each day, working
one-on-one with
their children to
complete the
activities
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