Great Potentials Foundation introduced HIPPY to New Zealand in 1992. It is now found in 40 low socio-economic communities around New Zealand. HIPPY helps around 2300 families every year nationwide.

 is a two-year, home-based family literacy programme that lays the foundation for children’s success in school and later life.

The programme is designed specifically for those parents who may not feel comfortable in their own abilities to support their children’s education.

HIPPY works with parents of three to six year-old children who live in low socio-economic areas.

The programme builds the confidence and skills of parents to create a positive learning environment to prepare their child for school.  HIPPY also offers some parents a supported pathway to employment and local community leadership.

Research has shown that HIPPY parents are more likely than their peers to seek further education opportunities for themselves. It is a true two-generation programme.

What Parents Say

 

 Outcomes

1,980	Children participated in HIPPY during 2020
1,068	Joined HIPPY because of the coordinator
813	Joined HIPPY on their own accord
225	Children graduated from HIPPY during 2020
1,068	Children currently doing HIPPY
1,114	New enrolments during 2020

                   

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Evaluation Reports 

	HIPPY Annual Evaluation Report 2020
	HIPPY Annual Evaluation Report 2019
	HIPPY Annual Evaluation Report 2018

Published Reports 

	ImpactLab GoodMeasure Report 2021
	HIPPY Book of Evidence 2020
	HIPPY Book of Evidence 2018
	Home Interaction Programmge for Parents and Youngsters (HIPPY) - an evaluation of the long term outcomes of the programme 2020