Status
Multi-Islands
Kanoe Kamaunu
Free Services
Service Details
‘Ohana receive weekly home visits where they have the opportunity to grow in positive parenting practices, learn about their child’s development, and build a loving relationship between parent and child. Our Parent Educators provide the Parents as Teachers (PAT) and Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) programs as a part of the Your ‘Ohana Network of the state of Hawai’i.
Communities Served
Maui Central (Kahului Wailuku Waihee), Maui South side (Kihei Wailea), Hawai'i Island Kona, Kaua'i Island Wide, Maui West side (Lahaina Kaanapali and beyond), O'ahu Island Wide
Location of Practice
Practicing Since
July 1, 2014
Practicing in Hawai'i Since
July 1, 2014
Licenses
No license or credentials provided
Community Birth Project
Not Applicable
Classes & Group Offered
Prenatal to age 5 (must enter by 2) PAT has a vision that all keiki will grow and develop to reach their full potential. Through PAT, 'ohana will partner with a Parent Educator, focused on keikiʻs health and development. 'Ohana will receive weekly home visits that support parent-child interactions, development centered parenting, and overall 'ohana well-being. Visits are personalized to fit each 'ohana needs, concerns, and hopes. Age 3 to Kindergarten Entry HIPPY supports 'ohana in their critical role as their keikiʻs first and best teacher. The caregiver is pro-vided with a set of carefully developed curriculum to include activities and books designed to strengthen their child’s creativity, cognitive skills, early literacy and language development, social-emotional development, and motor skills through weekly home visits.
Rates of Service
FREE
About the Provider
The Mission of Keiki O Ka `Āina He Lei Piko is to Educate Children, Strengthen Families, Enrich Communities and Perpetuate Culture. We fulfill our mission by communicating the vital importance of education, advocating for literacy, supporting parents as their keiki’s first and best teacher, and empowering families to undertake leadership roles in their communities.