Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) has impacted the lives of more than 16,000 families in 120 communities across the country. Watch these parents discuss why learning to teach their toddlers at an early age at home has made all the difference in kindergarten success.

A Jeffco program with a catchy nickname is helping parents get ready to send their children off to school for the very first time. Jeffco Public Schools Multimedia Journalist Jack Maher reports. #Jeffco See the written version of this story here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qRHb6GpvO0QGBV8-9DXMeqNjHiJ2ljWEryj0nlnK9tU/edit?usp=sharing Subscribe to JPS-TV today: http://bit.ly/1Ea8BVw Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1DirYuN Twitter: @JeffcoSchoolsCo JPS-TV is the official, Emmy® nominated YouTube channel for the Jefferson County Public Schools Communications Department. Our goal is to feature great stories about great Jeffco kids, teachers and staff who are building bright futures!

Learn more about the HIPPY program in Milwaukee as we celebrate 20 years! Since 1998, the program has helped over 3,000 families in Milwaukee -- parents learn to be their child's first and most important teacher and children (ages 2-5) and prepared for school.

When parents want to give their children the best start they can possible give, HIPPY is the place to start! HIPPY introduces children to every aspect of the educational curriculum that children will be exposed to in school. A home-based instructor will come to your home and help you give your child the best foundation for school and for life. Arkansas HIPPY: http://www.arhomevisiting.org/app-programs/hippyusa HIPPY USA: https://www.hippyusa.org/ For more information, visit the Arkansas Home Visiting Network's homepage: http://www.arhomevisiting.org. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArkansasHomeVisitingNetwork Twitter: https://twitter.com/arhomevisiting

HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters) is a free school readiness program that empowers parents to be their child's first teacher. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: HIPPYUSA.ORG TO SIGN UP FOR THE HIPPY PROGRAM* IN THE PHILADELPHIA, PA AREA, VISIT: DCSPhila.org/hippy-registration/ *To qualify the family must reside in Philadelphia, and the child receiving HIPPY services for the 2018-19 school year must be 3 or 4 by October 1, 2018.