EHS Tip Sheet No. 33: Home Visits with Multiple EHS Children



Considerations for planning and ensuring that each child within a family receives appropriate and individualized services during Early Head Start home visits are identified. The considerations serve as a useful guide for Grantee and Program administrators. Applicable Program Performance Standards and resources provide additional information. To read PDF files, get here.

EHS Tip Sheet No. 33: Home Visits with Multiple EHS Children Home Visits & Families with Multiple EHS Children If a family has more than one child enrolled in the EHS home-based program, is a home-visit required for each child? Response: No. The program provides, at a minimum, one 90-minute home-visit per week for the family. The home visitor and the parents however, must plan together to ensure that each child’s needs are being addressed in on-going efforts. Programs may provide lengthier or additional home-visits as needed to address specific issues and/or to ensure that all of the children are being served. Full text » [PDF, 34.6KB] This Tip Sheet is not a regulatory document. Its intent is to provide a basis for dialogue, clarification, and problem solving among the Office of Head Start, Regional Offices, T & TA consultants, and grantees.

Early Head Start Tip Sheet 33: Home Visits with Multiple EHS Children. HHS/ACF/OHS. 2009. English.