Baker, A. J. L., Piotrkowski, C. S., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2003). Program effectiveness and parent involvement in HIPPY (Study 1, NY sample, cohort 1). In M. Westheimer (Ed.), Parents making a difference: International research on the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) program (Chapter 8).The Hebrew University Magnes Press.
Participants were recruited from families with students enrolled in pre-kindergarten at the agency providing HIPPY. Interested families were randomly assigned to intervention (n = 52) and comparison groups (n = 38). Study participants in the intervention group were mostly Latino and White; 16 percent of intervention families were African American, 28 percent were Latino, and 27 percent were White. In the comparison group, 37 percent of the families were African American, 28 percent were Latino, and 13 percent were White. One-third of the families reported public assistance benefits as their main source of income. At baseline, the children's average age was 58.5 months.
A large city in New York
Families enrolled in HIPPY received home visits to deliver the HIPPY program. All families (intervention and comparison) participated in a full-day preschool program during the first year and in kindergarten the second year that HIPPY was provided to families in the intervention group. All study participants were enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program offered by a public early childhood center.
All families (intervention and comparison) participated in a full-day preschool program during the first year and in kindergarten in the second year that HIPPY was provided to families in the intervention group. All study participants were enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program offered by a public early childhood center.
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Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: None found. Study registration was assessed by HomVEE beginning with the 2014 review.