House Education Subcommittee Holds Hearing September 27th on Davis-Platts In-Home Parent Education and Family Support Legislation

This hearing will examine the Education Begins at Home Act (H.R. 3628), legislation introduced by Representatives Danny Davis (D-IL) and Todd Platts (R-PA) that authorizes state grants for the establishment or expansion of early childhood home visitation programs.

Home visitation programs deliver parental education and family support services directly to parents with young children.  Under these programs, parents are taught how best to support their children during their most formative early years.

Wednesday’s hearing will focus on the various studies and evaluate the impact of these programs on parent-child relationships and child development.  Witnesses include Michele Ridge, a Member of the Board of Directors of the Nurse Family Partnership and Former First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  

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WITNESS LIST

Michele Ridge        
Former First Lady of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania  
Member of Board of Directors     
Nurse Family Partnership      
Chevy Chase, Maryland      

Deborah Daro Ph.D.

Research Fellow

Research Associate, Associate Professor

Center for Children

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

Anna Scovell, M.Ed.
Parents as Teachers Supervisor
Sussex County Parents as Teachers       
Lake Forest School District
Delmar, Delaware