>>JENNIFER WAUGH: 21 MINUTES AFTER 8 O’CLOCK THIS MORNING. NOW HELPING YOUR YOUNG
CHILDREN GET READY FOR
PRESCHOOL. YOU MAY NOT BE
AWARE OF A PROGRAM OFFERED
THROUGH THE DUVAL COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT TO
PROVIDE YOU WITH MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES TO START TEACHING
YOUR CHILDREN NOW AT HOME. SO
THEY ARE READY FOR PRESCHOOL
AND IT’S FREE. IT’S CALLED
HOME INSTRUCTION FOR PARENTS
OF PRESCHOOL. YOUNGSTERS ALSO
KNOWN AS HIPPY. CHARLENE
TALBERT IS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST WITH
DUVAL COUNTY SCHOOLS IS
JOINING US THIS MORNING TO
EXPLAIN HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS.
GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR BEING
HERE. THIS IS SO EXCITING
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE THINK
ALL THAT UP FREQUENTLY ABOUT
THE PK. AND THE REALITY IS, IS
THAT WHY NOT START TEACHING
THE KIDS REALLY YOUNG BEFORE
PRESCHOOL SAY THAT THEY’RE
REALLY AHEAD OF THE GAME WHEN
THEY GET THERE.
>> WOULD YOU EXPLAIN NOW HIT
THE WORKS? HIPPIE IS THE HOME
BASE. SCHOOL READINESS
PROGRAM. THE HELPS PARENTS
PREPARE THEIR CHILDREN H 2 TO
4 FOR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO YEAH. AND
SO HOW LONG DOES IT? HOW LONG
IS THE PROGRAM IN AND HOW DOES
IT SHOW IT? THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT INVOLVES SOMEONE COMING
TO YOUR HOME AND GETTING THESE
WONDERFUL RESOURCES. YES, SO
WE PROVIDE THE PARENTS WITH A
30 WEEK CURRICULUM THAT IS
AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND IN
SPANISH. SO THE CURRICULUM HAS
LESSONS IN LANGUAGE, LITERACY,
MATH, SCIENCE, MOTOR AND
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
FANTASTIC. SO THIS IS CAN YOU
KIND OF WALK ME THROUGH WHAT
WE HAVE HERE ON THE TABLE ALL
OF THIS HAS PROVIDED THEN FOR
FREE. YES TO TO A CAREGIVER AT
HOME. YES. SO THE THIS IS THE
MATERIAL FOR OUR 2 YEAR-OLD.
SO THIS HELPS THEM WITH THEIR
MATH SKILLS. AND THEN YES. SO
THEY HAVE A 2 YEAR-OLD. I HAVE
ALL THE HARD COPY BOOKS. SO
LITERACY, WE BELIEVE IN REDONE
TO RICHER KIDS WITH IT. SO
THESE ARE THE LESSON PLANS
THAT THE HOME VISIT OR WILL
TRAIN THE PARENT ON AND THE
PARENT WOULD PROVIDE A LESSON
TO THEIR CHILD. AND SO PARENTS
MAY BE WATCHING THIS AND
THINKING, OH, THIS IS A LITTLE
OVERWHELMING. IF I ALL OF THIS
IS SORT OF DROPPED OFF. HOW DO
I KNOW WHAT TO DO IN WHAT
ORDER?
>> BUT BUT THE EARLY LEARNING
SPECIALS ACTUALLY COMES MORE
THAN ONCE TO THE HOME
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: SO WE
ASSIGNED EACH FAMILY ACE HOME
VISITOR THAT IS ASSIGNED TO
THEM. THEY COME ONCE A WEEK
FOR ONE HOUR FOR 30 WEEKS TO
REVIEW OUR EVIDENCE-BASED
CURRICULUM AND THEY DO WHAT WE
CALL A ROLE PLAY. SO THAT IS A
TIME WHEN THE HOME VISITOR AND
THE PARENT WILL SIT TOGETHER
THE HOME VISIT OR WILL TEACH
THE CURRICULUM TO THE PARENT.
THEY WILL MAKE THE MATERIALS
GATHER EVERYTHING THEY NEED
AND THEN THE PARENT WILL THEN
DO TO LESSEN WITH THEIR CHILD.
AND THERE’S NO ADMONISHING IF
YOU DO ONE LESSON OVER THE
OTHER. YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL
ABOUT JUST ENCOURAGING EARLY
LEARNING. YES, MISSION AT
HIPPIE IS WE WANT TO ENRICH
OUR CHILDREN. WE WANT TO BRING
EARLY EDUCATION TO THEM AT
THEIR HOME AND WE WANT TO
EMPOWER THEIR PARENTS BY
BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE AND
LET THEM KNOW THEY ARE THEIR
CHILD’S FIRST. AND MOST
IMPORTANT TEACHER. ISN’T THAT
SUCH AN IMPORTANT POINT TO
MAKE NOW WHO WHO SPECIFICALLY
AGE IS ELIGIBLE? I MEAN, THERE
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE KIDS THAT ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE. SO IT IS OPEN. IT IS
FREE AT NO COST TO ANYBODY WHO
RESIDE IN DUVAL COUNTY HAS A
CHILD WITH IT WITHIN AGE OF 2
TO 4 AND IT IS INCOME BASE.
BUT WE IT’S FANS TO NOT BE
DISCOURAGED BY THE WORD INCOME
BASE. GO ON OUR WEBSITE. LOOK
AT OUR INCOME CHART AND YOU
CAN DETERMINE WHERE FAMILY
FOSSE FROM THERE. AND IF
SOMEONE IS WATCHING AND THEY
THINK, WELL, MICE, MY SON OR
DAUGHTER IS 3 OR 3 AND A HALF
AND THEY STILL DO THE PROGRAM.
THEY CAN START A PROGRAM
WHENEVER WE FOLLOWED THE DUVAL
COUNTY SCHOOL CALENDAR. SO
THEY DO HAVE TIME OFF. BUT IF
THE PARENT WANTS TO EXTEND TO
LEARN AND THEY CAN, AND WHEN
IT COMES TO THE PROGRAM AT SO
WE KNOW THAT IT’S FREE. WHAT
KIND OF SUCCESSOR IS? DO YOU
HEAR THEM FROM PARENTS? SO A
LOT OF PARENTS TELL US WANTS
THEIR CHILD STARTS PRESCHOOL
OR KINDERGARTEN. THEY’RE
RECEIVE IN OUR ACADEMIC AWARDS
IN READING AND FOR PARENTS WHO
HAVE CHILDREN WHO ARE
NON-VERBAL. THEY’RE LETTING US
NOW THAT THOSE KIDS ARE
COMMUNICATING WITH THEM LET
HER PARENTS KNOW THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND THE LESSON BY USING
THEIR FINE MOTOR AND GROSS
MOTOR SKILLS. AND THIS REALLY
PUTS THEM AHEAD. I KNOW THAT
THAT THE SUCCESS RATE HAS BEEN
SUPER IN TERMS OF HOW OF THESE
CHILDREN THEN PERFORM ON
READINESS FAR ABOVE WITH THIS
PROGRAM AND CHILDREN HAVE NOT
PARTICIPATED IN IT BE.
CHARLIE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME THIS MORNING. WE
APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. AND
FOR OUR VIEWERS TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT THE HIT THE PROGRAM,
THIS IS THE NUMBER TO DIAL 3,
4, 8,
>>JENNIFER WAUGH: 7, 6, 1, 7,
THIS IS AGAIN FOR DUVAL COUNTY
RESIDENTS ONLY BUT THAT
WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THAT
INCOME BASE REQUIREMENT. YOU
CAN ALSO FIND THAT ON BY GOING