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HIPPY Riverwood

HIPPY Cabramatta

HIPPY

HIPPY (Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters) is a two-year, home-based early learning and parent program for families with young children.

It empowers parents to become their preschool aged child’s first teachers – to provide tailored learning opportunities and support literacy, numeracy, language and physical skills in the lead up to school.

HIPPY provides parents with a structured program to work through with their child, which includes a range of free resources including activity books, games and storybooks. The program offers ongoing support through home-based (or video-based) visits every second week by a HIPPY home tutor. The home tutor helps parents to understand more about child development and learn ways to develop their child’s self esteem, confidence and love of learning. Parents also meet with a group of other parents participating in the program once every second week to share information, experiences and support.  Families attend the program for two years – through to the end of their child’s first year at school.

HIPPY is based on the belief in the power of home as a learning environment and parents as primary educators. The program helps children by:

• encouraging a love of learning
• maximising their chance of enjoying and doing well at school
• promoting language and listening skills and developing concentration
• building self-esteem and confidence in learning
• improving relationships between parents and children.

Learning Links coordinates the program in the Riverwood and Cabramatta areas.

HIPPY Riverwood

Enrolments are now open for the 2023 HIPPY Riverwood program.

Eligibility

HIPPY Riverwood is for families in Riverwood, Peakhurst, Penshurst, Mortdale, Roselands, Narwee and Padstow.

To be part of the program in 2023, children need to be 3 years old in 2023 and starting school in 2025.

Parents do not need to be fluent in written or spoken English, as we welcome families from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Contact

To find out more about HIPPY Riverwood, contact our Coordinator, Karen:

Email: kquine@learninglinks.org.au

Call: 0404 211 903

HIPPY Cabramatta

Enrolments are now open for the 2023 HIPPY Cabramatta program.

Eligibility

HIPPY Cabramatta is for families in Cabramatta or Cabramatta West.

To be part of the program in 2023, children need to be 3 years old in 2023 and starting school in 2025.

Parents do not need to be fluent in written or spoken English, as we welcome families from all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Our HIPPY tutors speak a range of languages including Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Khmer.

Contact

To find out more about HIPPY Cabramatta, contact our Coordinator, Rebecca:

Email: rserratore@learninglinks.org.au

Call: 0451 592 254

Khmer

Tieng – 0452 249 647

Vietnamese

Thi Kim Ngoc – 0451 331 394

Partners

The Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters is funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

The Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) is licensed to operate HIPPY in Australia.

You can read more about the program here >

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