HIPPY

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters 
 


Parent Involvment Center
Travis Elementary
525 NE 15th Street
Grand Prairie, Texas 75050
Fax: 972 343 -6196
 
Liz Martin
Director of Daycare and Early Childhood
(972) 343-6140
 
Miriam Rios
HIPPY Coordinator
(972) 343-6122
 
Catherine Morales
Assistant Coordinator 
(972) 343-6165
 

 
 

HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) is an internationally recognized family based literacy program whose mission is to empower parents to be the primary educators of the 4 and 5 year old children.
 

HIPPY is a 2-year (60 week) parent involvement and school readiness program in which learning and play go hand in hand.  Using a structured curriculum, parents encourage their children to recognize shapes and colors, tell stories, follow directions, solve logical problems and acquire other school readiness skills.
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Philosophy

The HIPPY program, through proven techniques, a structured curriculum and staff training, provides children, parents, and home visitors with the time, support and tools necessary to be successful.
 

HIPPY is based on the philosophy that:

  • All parents want the best for their children.

  • All children can learn.
  • Parents can teach and support other parents.

HIPPY Provides:

  • Parents with an enhanced sense of their own abilities and the satisfaction of teaching their children.

  • Children with an opportunity for both fun and learning with their parents at home.

  • Families with the support and guidance of trained peer home visitors and a professional coordinator.

  • Schools with children who enter school ready to succeed and parents who are active and supportive.

  • Home Instructors with a means of assuming leadership in the community and steps toward self-sufficiency and marketable skills.

     

  • HIPPY families receive:

  • 30 weeks of home visits

  • Group meetings

  • Field trips

  • HIPPY curriculum focuses on:

  • Language development

  • Sensory and perceptual discrimination

  • Motor development

  • Hand-eye coordination

  • Logical thinking and problem solving