The second annual National Home Visiting Week will take place April 20-24, 2026, an observance to celebrate and recognize home visitors and the positive impact they make on maternal and child health outcomes.

When Ivory Mills talks about home visiting, she speaks with both professional clarity and personal conviction. As the Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator at Maine Children's Trust and co-state lead for Parents as Teachers (PAT), Ivory is helping to shape a more inclusive, responsive, and sustainable future for Maine’s home visiting workforce.

The Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation, An Office of the Administration for Children & Families (OPRE) has posted the manual (and related materials) for the Supervisor Practices in Reflective Supervision–Home Visiting (SuPRS–HV) measure – which is a short, free, self-report measure of reflective supervision for the home visiting workforce. The SuPRS-HV measures both the content discussed and the reflective practices used during a single reflective supervision session.

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again—we hear you loud and clear. We’ve taken a critical look at our quizzes, pre-assessments, and certification questions, and we know we can do better. Right now, we are actively working on a full overhaul. We’ve eliminated the wait period between exam attempts AND we’ve developed a facilitated study group for more support preparing for the National Family Support Certification Exam.

Prepare confidently for the National Home Visitor Certification Exam with our Facilitated Study Group—a guided, supportive space designed to help you succeed. Sessions provide strategies for how to study effectively, insights into what to expect on exam day, and opportunities to strengthen your understanding of key terminology and core concepts. We will meet on the first Thursday of each month 3-5 EST from March through August. #homevisiting #cerficationexam #professionaldevelopment

Reaching, enrolling, and retaining more families in home visiting programs is difficult for a variety of reasons. Clear communication, trust-building, and flexibility can make a difference, but these approaches are hard to put into practice.

The new Family Engagement Toolkit helps home visiting programs bridge that gap and put practical, flexible, evidence-informed family engagement approaches into action.

At Heart of Home Visiting, they know real change starts with the connection between a home visitor and a family. That’s why they’re excited to partner with the Institute—an organization that shares their commitment to growth, equity, and practical support for the workforce.

Count the Kicks is a powerful maternal health tool from Healthy Birth Day that helps expectant moms understand their baby’s daily movement patterns during the third trimester. When moms know what’s normal for their baby, they feel more connected, more confident, and less anxious—leading to a healthier, more empowered pregnancy experience.

Can you believe the Institute has exceeded over 50,000 registered learners in September 2025? WooHoo! We have registered learners in every pocket of this country.  It is still surprising when we hear from a home visiting person that they didn’t know about us. Help spread the word in your community. Most of what we offer is available at no cost to the learner.  As budgets continue to get tighter, we offer a cost effective solution to professional development needs and decades of experience focused on the home visiting workforce.

The Institute offers customized solutions for home visiting organizations.  In this past year we have: Developed state specific digital badges; Provided conference keynotes; Provided technical assistance as an organization was tripling their home visiting reach; Provided technical assistance as an organization was offering home visiting for the first time; Supported states that were implementing the certification exam into their professional development system; Served on state legislative panels as home visiting workforce experts; Hosting or linking your professional development materials on our learning platform; Provided creative design support to develop logos, refresh websites and develop PowerPoint templates; Provided technical assistance to states to link their professional development registry with the Institute (IAFSP) AND MORE!

The National Core Competency Framework was developed nearly seven years ago and has been adopted widely across the country. Has your state, tribe, territory or organization signed up to officially support the National Core Competency Framework? 

The NHVRC created the Home Visiting Yearbook to present the most comprehensive picture available of home visiting on the national and state levels. Since its launch in 2017, the Home Visiting Yearbook has become a go-to resource for multiple audiences interested in serving children and families.

New findings from the Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation (MIHOPE) study. The MIHOPE study highlights the long-term benefits to children and families participating in federally funded, evidence-based home visiting services through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program. 

How do we retain good people in the home visiting field? The typical response is “pay them more.” While adequate compensation is important there are other factors also at play.