Home based

parent and child work together at home

Is fully supported

Weekly activities are delivered and explained to parents by Home Tutors

Fun for the child to do and the parent doing it too

Parents are the teachers

worksheets clearly outline the programme

Takes about 15 minutes a day

this is a guided instruction time but parents can extend activity ideas into other parts of the day

Compatible with school

research show that HIPPY children are more prepared for school and teachers have endorsed this too

Runs for two years

30 weeks per year during school term

Encourages other activities

the child is involved in eg: Kohanga Reo, Kindergarten, playcentre etc

Colour, shape and size

Language (books and talking)

Memory

Sounds

Problem solving

Space and direction

Eye-hand co-ordination activities

Matching and sorting

Imagination

Listening

Numbers

Writing

Parents and caregivers who have children who are 3½ to 4½ years old

desire to use their own language as well as English

Parents and caregivers who live in the Cannons Creek, Waitangirua, Porirua area

The activity books, storybooks and shapes needed for the programme are supplied free of charge

Tutors visit the home one week to deliver the program

The following week parents attend a group meeting at the Fanau Centre to receive their next week of HIPPY work.

This group meeting also includes programs for parents

Some of the topics we cover are:

Parenting skills

Building positive relationships with family

Child development

Budgeting

Arts and crafts