HIPPY
Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters
HIPPY provides parents, carers and children with a structured, education-focused program that lays the foundations for success at school.
The HIPPY approach is based on evidence that children’s earliest and most powerful learning comes from their families. Encouraging literacy and numeracy in the home and community during early childhood helps set children up for success in learning throughout their lives.
How the program works
Families start HIPPY when their child is 3 years old, or turning 3 years old throughout the year.
Families then continue into the second year of HIPPY when their child is 4 years old and in preschool.
A tutor visits you in your home or in the community and shows you the HIPPY activities and storybooks that you can do with your child.
You will receive free fortnightly packs full of activities and resources that aim to build the foundation for a love of learning.
Cost
Free
Starting age
Children aged 3 years
Program length
Two-year program
Access and enquiries
Join the HIPPY program
HIPPY is a free program available to families with a 3-year-old preschooler in the Albury Wodonga, Corryong, Chiltern and Rutherglen areas.
Access
The HIPPY program is a free program available to families with a 3-year-old preschooler in the Albury Wodonga, Corryong, Chiltern and Rutherglen areas.
Priority for spaces in one of the HIPPY programs is given to:
- families caring for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child
- families caring for a child from a refugee background
- single-parent families
- children living in out-of-home care
- families with English as a second language
- holders of a healthcare card
- families that receive no income or where government payments are the main source of income
Learn more about HIPPY
For more information about HIPPY, visit the
HIPPY Australia
website.
Watch these videos to hear about the experiences of children and parents who have participated in HIPPY: