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White House Pushes to Expand Home Visiting
President Obama today released details of the early childhood agenda outlined in his State of the Union Address. more
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- Home Visiting Campaign
Home Visiting Researchers, Service Providers, Policymakers, and Advocates gather for Third National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs
Today, more than 500 home visiting researchers, service providers, policymakers, and advocates are gathered for the Third National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs in Washington, D.C. more
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Chamber Executive: Where Workforce Development Begins
Science tells us that our experiences as infants and toddlers greatly affect the quality of the structures in the brain. Up through age three, our minds grow more rapidly than at any other time, developing 700 new learning pathways each second. more
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Michigan Creates Data-Driven Standards for Home Visiting
On August 1, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law a measure that ensures that the state’s investment in home visiting goes to proven, effective programs. The act, which was approved unanimously in the senate and by a bipartisan majority
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Iowa Law Directs Home Visiting Funds to Proven Programs
Iowa has emerged as a national leader for using solid evidence and data-driven accountability systems to get the best possible outcomes from its home visiting investments.
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Maryland Adopts Data-Driven Policies for Home Visiting
In April, Maryland lawmakers unanimously approved legislation that creates one of the best systems in the nation for investing home visiting dollars effectively.
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Libby Doggett: The Case for Home Visiting
Pew Home Visiting Campaign Director Libby Doggett describes how high-quality programs can help prevent some of society's costliest problems. more
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Briefing Recognizes Importance of Home Visiting Programs
A congressional briefing held November 16, 2011, recognized the importance of investing in evidence-based home visitation programs. more
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- Home Visiting Campaign
Watch a Home Visit
What is home visiting? This photo and audio tour provides an intimate glimpse into voluntary parent mentoring programs. more
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Voluntary Home Visiting Gives Parents and Children a Boost, Even Before Birth
Some of our nation’s costliest social problems are rooted in early childhood. Increasingly, states are turning to proven strategies like high-quality home visitation to prevent them. Read our fact sheet to learn more. more
Media Coverage
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Home Visits: A Powerful Weapon Against Child Abuse
Every new mother has so many questions: Is my baby growing well? Is she reaching her developmental milestones? Why does she cry so much and what can I do about it? To get answers, moms can turn to one other for advice or save up their questions for the next pediatrician visit, which could be months away.
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Letter to the Editor: Money Spent on Early Childhood Education Would be Wise Investment
Last November, nearly 400 business leaders came together in Florence to learn about the latest research regarding early childhood development. Those who attended the Pee Dee Regional Business Leaders’ Summit on Early Childhood heard compelling information about the value of investing in the earliest part of a child’s life — and now I and other state legislators have an opportunity to take action to help South Carolina’s children.
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A Program Worthy of Our Investment
With Iowa still feeling the negative impact of the Great Recession, many of the state’s policy makers and business leaders rank increasing Iowa’s competitive business climate as a top priority. We know if we bolster our commitment to education, reinforce our long-term workforce development, and control our tax burden by using scarce resources wisely, Iowa will be well positioned to compete in the global marketplace.
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Home-Visiting Legislation Can Mean Better Outcomes for Families
When I talk with families from Spartanburg about the challenging issues facing South Carolina, they tell me they want their hard-earned tax dollars to be spent wisely—on programs and services that actually deliver results.
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Healthy Dose of Education at Home
According to the Pew Center on the States, which recently estimated there are nearly 120 home-visitation programs across the nation, "Quality home-visiting programs lay the foundation for children's development and tax payers reap the benefit when many of our nation's costliest social problems—school failure, child abuse and the use of welfare—are prevented." more
