Following the success of the pilot, the new curriculum was launched in 2019. In 2018 a new curriculum was piloted in four HIPPY sites. Two generations benefit from HIPPY - as well as setting children on a positive pathway through education, the programme opens doors for parents into training, education and employment. Many parents, for whom school was a struggle, find they have talents they were unaware of and this is the beginning of a new phase in their life. HIPPY is unique in the way that parents are assisted to develop new skills and confidence in teaching their children. Parents can teach and support other parents is based on the belief that parents are their children’s first and most important teachers. Parents can and do teach their childrenģ. HIPPY believes and practices three core premises:Ģ. The activities are linked to Te Whāriki, the Ministry of Education’s early childhood curriculum, and the New Zealand curriculum, enabling children to transition successfully into school.

The 60-week curriculum, worked over two years, is made up of workbooks with activities that develop both the cognitive and non-cognitive skills that are essential for children to become competent learners. Parents are actively supported through Home Visits and Group Meetings, where they connect with other parents.Įach HIPPY site is led by a qualified, professional coordinator working with para-professional tutors. The programme works with parents of 3-6 year-old children who live in low socio-economic areas and have low incomes. HIPPY helps parents build confidence and skills to create a positive learning environment to prepare their child for school. Our results are proven over nearly 30 years. HIPPY serves families from a wide range of ethnic and geographic groups across the country, particularly focusing on those most at risk because of poverty, limited education and social isolation. (Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters) is a home-based early education programme working in 40 communities around New Zealand.

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