Research and
evaluation studies indicate: HIPPY
children have improved academic performance
when compared to similarly situated students.
Support of parents as their child's first educator improves the
child/parent relationship.
Social isolation is reduced as parents become more engaged in
their own community.
Education, training and jobs are provided to parents
who experience multiple employment barriers
A
cost-benefit ratio of $1.80. For every $1.00 spent
on the programme, there is $1.80 benefit.
Working together for our
community!
"Reading aloud with children is known to be the single most
important activity for building
the knowledge and skills
they will
eventually require
for learning to read." ~ Marilyn Jager
Adams
So that more of our
(vulnerable) children may have the opportunity
to enter
Kindergarten prepared to be happy and successful in school and
beyond.
Our
future depends on
fostering the healthy well being of the next generation. Wise
investment in our children will pay back through productive
lives and responsible citizenship. Prevention has
always proved to have better outcomes and to be more cost
effective than remediation.
by Oakville Photographer, Ali Thompson
Early
childhood experiences
are critical to the emotional and intellectual development of a
child. The brain's architecture is built from the bottom up -
the simple circuits and skills learned before school provide the
scaffolding for more advanced circuits and skills over time.
HIPPY
is designed to bring families,
organizations and communities together and remove any barriers
that may include limited financial resources, immigration,
social isolation or lack of education. The
programme
is offered to vulnerable children aged 3,4 and 5 years who are
at risk of not being prepared for Kindergarten and the
consequent literacy problems.
