HIPPY information
The first HIPPY project in Australia began in 1998 in the City of Yarra, auspiced by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. Twenty families were enrolled, with three home tutors employed to work with them in their homes. Read more...
The history of HIPPY
The first experimental Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program was set up by a team headed by Professor Avima Lombard of the Institute for Innovation at the School of Education of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Read more...
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How we work
Linking parents and their children. Linking families into local & broader community.
1. Parent & Child: The parent is supported to read, play with and undertake educational activities with their child for around 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week, over the two years that the family is encouraged to be involved. Read more...
HIPPY Australia Research Summary 1998 – 2007
Research is a vital part of HIPPY Australia. An integrated series of independent research studies by the School of Psychology of Victoria University has explored many aspects of HIPPY since the program’s introduction to Australia in 1998. Read more...
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