HIPPY is a home-based parenting and early childhood enrichment program that works with parents of young children. HIPPY aims to build and strengthen families' connections to and engagements with their local community and to expand their networks and knowledge around local resources.
Kindermotion operates pre-school, childcare centre, kinder, Montessori, before and after-school dance, motor development, sports, yoga, gymnastics, and fitness programs centres across Australia. Operating throughout USA, Australasia, South America and Asia, Kindermotion started teaching dance and physical education in with a method based on incorporating educational concepts in a developmentally designed curriculum that teaches to the total child.
Dance, MA. Our dance, motor development, sports, yoga, gymnastics, and fitness programs combines academic readiness skills which are specifically designed for children ages 15 months to 12 years old.
The Kindermotion methodology has been carefully designed to help your children start from scratch and make their way to proficiency at their own pace. What makes us unique is that all of our programs incorporate educational concepts in a developmentally designed curriculum that teaches to the total child.
Parents enjoy signing their child up for our enrichment program that teaches the basics of Ballet, Tap, Acrobatics and Creative Movement all while incorporating educational concepts. It provides intensive education and support to parents with children up to 5 years of age, using tutors that work with both parents and children within their homes. The tutors are chosen from participating families in the program and hence provide peer support.
Extensive resource material is provided as part of the process. The tutors are parents who have undergone a training program. At the individual home visits and monthly group meetings which are run with professionals , parents are provided with weekly feedback, discussion opportunities, and child development information. Families are provided sequentially with nine picture storybooks and 30 weekly activity packs, along with developmental activities, games and exercises.
Parents are shown how to set up regular patterns of positive engagement with their children 15 minutes per day, 5 days per week and taught positive reinforcement skills.
Speakers from the community, as well as visits to local services are organised e. Workshops and non-formal training provide practical ideas relating to child development, positive parenting, art experiences, healthy eating, dental hygiene, stress management and women's health.
Tutors from within the parents' community and subculture are employed to support their learning. Home tutors are provided with pre-employment training followed by weekly training, feedback, mentoring, and ongoing support from a qualified coordinator. In consultation with the coordinator, home tutors set their own appointment times, visiting families within their own community as a peer support, working between 15 and 20 hours per week.
Other non-accredited training is provided. This includes: child-inclusive dispute resolution; understanding abuse and trauma; family partnership training; facilitating skills; and building resilience in children. The key ingredients from the Burnie site include:. Coordinators train and motivate home tutors to deliver the program to parents in an enthusiastic, professional manner. Home tutors are supported by the coordinator to empathise with parents while remaining detached from the family's problems.
Any issues the home tutor cannot manage are referred to the Coordinator. Local CfC community partners provide additional resources offered to families.
Participants noted early in the program their dislike for lecture-style meetings. Information therefore is provided in a fun and interactive manner. For example, one activity was a Pyjama Party where all children attend in pyjamas. The activity included bedtime stories with another Burnie CfC partner - "Let's Read" , hot chocolate with marshmallows , and teddy bear biscuits. This session also included a little dental hygiene information.
Facilitators talked to the children about cleaning their teeth after eating - especially after eating sweets - before going to bed. A toothbrush set was offered as a lucky door prize, and all families received flyers and pamphlets about the children's first visit to the dentist, along with foods to keep teeth healthy. Another successful group meeting utilised the Teddy Bear Hospital where the children came along with their teddy or doll. The coordinator had all the instruments for the children to check their toy's ears, heart, etc.
They were given bandages and bandaids to treat any injuries. They then received a certificate to say their teddy or doll by name had been checked and found to be in good health. Child safety information was included in this session. The Coordinator attends networking opportunities, including a North West Service Providers forum monthly to promote involvement in - and information about - other services available in the area.
Contacts made here create opportunities for enhancing "enrichment segments" of fortnightly HIPPY parent group meetings e. This is done in a variety of mainly informal ways through regular weekly feedback meetings, and by the Coordinator joining with tutors in workshops and professional development opportunities. A part of the coordinator's role is to ensure that the tutors are adequately prepared for issues that arise, and that there is an opportunity to debrief and consider what has been learned in the process of home visits.
This is done as part of the tutors' weekly training. At Burnie, the coordinator liaises with schools, speech therapists and other professional services regarding children in the program. In some cases, the coordinator refers families on to service providers in the area. For example, in one case, a child was suspected by the coordinator as having speech difficulties.
While it is not the role of the coordinator to refer parents to professionals for support, she was able to support the parent in such a way as to facilitate a connection between a school-based speech therapist and the child, while maintaining the confidence and trust of the parent. This would not have happened had it not been for the strong relationship that had been built between the parent and the coordinator and her network of contacts.
In the early phase of the program parents are naturally wary, vulnerable, and to some extent unsure about their own ability to fulfil the requirements of the program in terms of its activities.
Tutors are able to reassure parents and slowly build their confidence and self-esteem in the non-threatening environment of the parents' homes. They are from the same socio-economic background as the parents they are tutoring. This understanding gives them credibility with the parents and the ability to empathise with them.
The home tutors will draw on their own life experiences when encouraging families through problems. A HIPPY Burnie home tutor may take additional resources such as a child's favourite character colour-in or dot-to-dot to the family to engage a younger child, and therefore free some of the mother's attention to concentrate on the week's activity pack that is delivered that day.
Home tutors encourage parents to join the group of other HIPPY parents as they visit and engage with other activities in the area. These include "National Simultaneous Story time" at the Burnie library, and the "Communities for Children: Lets Read" launch a walk through the main street, followed by reading at the beach.
Tutors also receive training in delivery of the curriculum as well as dealing with issues that need referral to the coordinator or an external service provider. These issues are identified by the tutors themselves and are therefore directly relevant to their community context as opposed to being generic or predetermined by HIPPY.
An intentional part of the design of the program is the employment of parents who are also using HIPPY with their own child ren. This aids the process of building trust and rapport between tutors and other parents. Each class is 1 hour. Our coaching staff consists of men and women who coach and play the game of soccer, but more importantly, are experienced in working with young children.
All participants receive a Kiddie Soccer T-shirt shortly after the first class and a Kiddie Soccer medal at the last class. Explore and create with hands-on science fun. Come prepared to get messy and have tons of fun! Instructor: Ellen McCloskey. Similar to our curriculum at the BECC, this art class is designed to provide children with the opportunity to explore.
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