Home Interaction Program for Parents & Youngsters (HIPPY)

Program provider

Anglicare Victoria (AV)

Service provided

HIPPY is a free, two-year program that provides early childhood learning in the home, improving children’s school readiness.

The program empowers and supports parents during the crucial early years and gives children the best chance of a successful early school experience.

For more information go to:

• https://www.anglicarevic.org.au/our-services/family-and-parenting-support/early-learning-with-the-hippy-program/
• https://hippyaustralia.bsl.org.au/

Eligibility criteria

On referral a child will need to be aged 3. Families usually start HIPPY in February two years before their child starts full-time formal schooling. Priority is given to families who have not completed HIPPY before and meet one of the following conditions:

• the family holds a Health Care Card;
• the HIPPY child is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander;
• the HIPPY child resides in out-of-home care;
• the family has no source of income or are receiving a form of government support payment as their primary source of income;
• single parent families;
• the HIPPY child lives with a carer (i.e. not a parent);
• the main language spoken at home is not English;
• the HIPPY child has a developmental delay or disability; or
• a family member has a disability or long-term health condition.

Referral pathway

Contact Christi Stevenson on 0407 049 385 or christi.stevenson@anglicarevic.org.au

Specific contact

Christi Stevenson (HIPPY Coordinator)

(03) 5440 1100 or 0407 049 385

christi.stevenson@anglicarevic.org.au