Topic: Early Intervention, Parenting
Target Population: Early Childhood, Infant/Toddlers, Parents
Sector: Community-Based
This program is for children who are birth to 6 years old and their parents.
The HELP® (Hawaii Early Learning Profile®) program is a community-based assessment tool that targets two different age groups, 0 to 3 years and 3 to 6 years, and is designed to identify a child's needs, monitor his or her growth and development, and establish a plan to address assessment results.
No peer-reviewed publications evaluating the effectiveness of this program were located.
HELP is a flexible, curriculum-based program that is administered by one or more pediatric/early childhood specialists (e.g., early childhood educators; nurses; psychologists; social workers; occupational, physical, or speech therapists). The program uses play-based activities and intervention strategies to encourage, support, and facilitate developmental skills and address specific needs. The HELP 0-3 program covers 685 skills in six domains: Cognitive, Language, Gross Motor, Fine Motor, Social-Emotional, and Self-Help. The program consists of the following set of materials:
HELP 3-6 is a direct continuation of HELP 0-3 and covers 585 skills in the same six domains.
This program was first published by the VORT Corporation in 1995, and according to the developers, it is one of the most widely used curriculum-based assessments in the world and has been translated into eight languages. In 2023, Shine Early Learning purchased the licensing and copyright of Vort's line of early childhood titles.
Please contact Shine Early Learning using the details in the Contact section for information on training.
Considerations for implementing this program include understanding program materials will need to be purchased, obtaining facilitators who have pediatric or early childhood education and training, and finding space and time for assessment and implementation.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing the HELP program, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you!
Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Implementation time varies. An initial direct assessment is 45 to 90 minutes; however, this assessment may be completed in 15 to 20 minutes.
Please visit https://shineearly.store/collections/help-0-3-years-hawaii-early-learning-profile and https://shineearly.store/collections/help-3-6-years-2nd-ed-extends-beyond-help-0-3 for information on products and ordering.
To move the HELP program to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, at least one evaluation should be performed demonstrating positive effects lasting at least one year from the beginning of the program or at least six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact Shine Early Learning - Support Center by mail 500 7th Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10018, phone 1-212-289-2402, ext 2, email support@product.shineearly.com, or visit https://shineearly.store/pages/contact-us
Li, Z., Gooden, C., & Toland, M. D. (2019). Reliability and validity evidence for the hawaii early learning profile, birth-3 years. Journal of Early Intervention, 41(1), 62-83. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053815118810235
