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Northern Tasmania
Home Interaction Program for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY)
Category
HIPPY is an early learning program which builds the connection between parents and children, improves self-esteem, provides free educational resources, and prepares youngsters for starting school. Tutors visit parents/caregivers at their home every week/second week to show them how to do the HIPPY activities with their child. Parents also meet regularly in a group to practice new activities, listen to guest speakers and participate in fun games that they can then try at home with their children.

HIPPY is an early learning program which builds the connection between parents and children, improves self-esteem, provides free educational resources, and prepares youngsters for starting school. Tutors visit parents/caregivers at their home every week/second week to show them how to do the HIPPY activities with their child. Parents also meet regularly in a group to practice new activities, listen to guest speakers and participate in fun games that they can then try at home with their children.

Services Included
helping parents to understand how to be more involved in their child's learning
helping parents understand more about child development and the way children learn
assisting parents to encourage a love of learning in children
preparing children for school
building children's self-esteem and confidence in learning (focusing on literacy and numeracy)
providing opportunities for children to enjoy time with parents
the opportunity for parents of the program to gain paid employment as HIPPY tutors
It is a free service.

Parents and caregivers with children three and a half to four and a half years old in the Launceston area are eligible for this service.
Location Details
03 6333 3010
Disability Access
Parking, Ground Floor, Wheelchair access
Hours
Mon - Fri 9:00am - 5:00pm
Phone
1800 243 232
Website
http://www.anglicare-tas.org.au
Address
122 Elizabeth Street, Launceston, 7250, TAS