AVANCE Parent Child Education Program
AVANCE Parent Child Education Program (PCEP) teaches caregivers how to become their child’s first teacher and ensure that the home is the first classroom. PCEP’s main components are caregiver education, socialization through toy making, home visits, and community engagement and advocacy. Home visitors work with caregivers to enhance their parenting skills, build their knowledge of child development, reinforce parent-child interaction through play, and develop networks of support within their cohort and community.
What is the model’s approach to providing home visiting services?
Home visits take place monthly for 9 months as part of PCEP. Visits may occur more frequently based on families’ needs. Families may enroll in PCEP prenatally through the child’s fourth birthday.
PCEP serves predominately Latino families with children up to 4 years old.
Who is implementing the model?
Home Visitors
PCEP was implemented by 29 home visitors in 2023. The model requires home visitors to have a high school diploma or equivalent; a bachelor’s degree and fluency in families’ home language is recommended. PCEP also recommends that home visitors have experience in home visiting, early education, child health and/or development, working with parents of young children, and working in diverse, low-income communities.
Supervisors
PCEP was implemented by 18 supervisors in 2023. The model requires supervisors to have a high school diploma or equivalent; a bachelor’s or master’s degree is recommended. Supervisors must have experience in early education, home visiting, and child health and/or development. Experience supervising staff and working with children and families is recommended.
Where is the model implemented?
PCEP operated in 10 local agencies across 2 states in 2023.
Families Served Through Home Visiting in 2023
Race
* American Indian Alaska Native
* Asian
* Black
* Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander
76% White
5% Multiple
18% Another race
Ethnicity
98% Hispanic or Latino
2% Not Hispanic or Latino
Caregiver age
4% ≤21 years
19% 22-29 years
73% 30-44 years
5% ≥45 years
Caregiver education
42% No HS diploma
24% HS diploma or GED
19% Some college or training
16% Bachelor's degree or higher
Household income
90% Low-income status
10% Not low-income status
Primary language
16% English
71% Spanish
13% Another language
Child insurance status
81% Public
9% Private
10% None
Child age
18% <1 year
51% 1-2 years
31% 3-5 years