Home Visiting

Children thrive when they have secure attachments with adults, stability, and loving interactions.

Home visiting programs help children develop to their full potential by supporting family relationships—focusing in particular on families that face hardships such as poverty and racism. While California has made significant expansions in home visiting over the last several years, families need support more than ever. Our work is to ensure all families who need home visiting support receive it.

Publications

Brief

Support for Native American Infants, Toddlers and their Families in California

Aug 23, 2023

This brief is the result of a research project on issues facing the Native American community in California, and ways for community-based organizations to partner with Indigenous communities to best support them.

Framework

First 5 Association’s Home Visiting Policy Framework

Dec 1, 2022

This policy framework captures First 5s’ fundamental beliefs and goals for home visiting. It is intended to inform the First 5 Association’s home visiting advocacy and systems building efforts over the next several years.

Brief

Exploring Workforce Needs: Lessons Learned to Support Home Visitors

Sep 1, 2022

To understand home visitors’ workforce development needs, the First 5 Center for Children’s Policy commissioned ZERO TO THREE to conduct focus groups and surveys with home visitors who had participated in professional development opportunities. This brief explores the three key lessons that emerged from that research.

Report

The Role of First 5s in Home Visiting: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities in California

Jul 6, 2022

The First 5 Center for Children’s Policy initiated a qualitative research project involving a series of interviews with 54 First 5s across the state. This paper presents the findings of these interviews and their implications for home visiting in California.

Blog Posts

Home Visiting Landscape in California

Aug 30, 2023

Opportunities in California’s Implementation of the Family First Prevention Services Act

Sep 14, 2022

First 5's Role in Home Visiting

Jul 6, 2022

Home Visiting Programs and their Vital Role for Immigrant Families

Jul 2, 2020

Santa Barbara Home Visiting Program Putting Greater Focus on Mental Health

May 28, 2020

Home Visitors Discuss Service Changes as Stay-at-Home Rules Ease Up

May 22, 2020

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