The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare

This document was printed from the website of the California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (CEBC), which you can access at http://www.cebc4cw.org/

Home Visiting

1. Well-Supported by Research Evidence
2. Supported by Research Evidence
3. Promising Research Evidence
4. Fails to Demonstrate Effect
5. Concerning Practice
NR. Not able to be Rated
See Scientific Rating Scale

Here are your search results for programs in the Topic Area - Home Visiting:

The programs listed below have a full program description. They have been reviewed by the CEBC and, if appropriate, been rated using the Scientific Rating Scale. You can see the full rating scale on the right.

Occasionally program representatives who are invited to submit information on their program decline or do not respond, click here to see if there are any declining or non-responding programs for Home Visiting

You can also read why the Advisory Committee chose Home Visiting as a topic area at the bottom of this page.


Programs with a Scientific Rating of 1 - Well-Supported by Research Evidence

  1. Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP)

Programs with a Scientific Rating of 2 - Supported by Research Evidence

  1. Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)

Programs with a Scientific Rating of 3 - Promising Research Evidence

  1. Parents as Teachers - Born to Learn
  2. SafeCare
  3. The Parent-Child Home Program

See why Home Visiting was selected by the Advisory Committee.

What is Home Visiting as it relates to child welfare?
Home Visiting provides direct support and coordination of services for families beginning prenatally or at birth. Visits are conducted by a nurse, social worker, or trained paraprofessional. Programs vary, but components may include education in effective parenting and childcare techniques, child development, health, safety and nutrition. Other goals can include helping families in gaining access to social support networks and helping them attend to families' needs through assistance in obtaining education, employment, and access to community services.

Why Home Visiting was chosen as a topic by the Advisory Committee?
Home Visiting was chosen because it is of particular interest to Child Welfare due to the connection between early child development and well-being. Home Visiting programs tend to target at-risk families with children from birth to age five, the same population that is of interest to child welfare. Many county child welfare agencies in California have developed home visiting programs in collaboration with their First Five Commissions. These programs provide services and support that strengthen families and promote child well-being with the hopes that they will also prevent child neglect and abuse.


Danna Fabella
Director, Federal Linkages
Child & Family Policy Institute of California
Sacramento, CA