Home Visitation Outcomes Project of Wisconsin

The Early Years Home Visitation Outcomes Project of Wisconsin was started in 2001 by a group of home visiting service providers and funding organizations. The project's goal is to help improve the quality of home visitation services by developing a way to measure outcomes that are common across all of the programs, despite differences in model of operation.

The first Outcome Attainment Report is available 

After several years of system development and refinement, the Home Visitation Outcomes Project of Wisconsin reports its first year of outcomes. The population for this analysis is 604 children under age 6 who were enrolled in one of the eight participating home visitation programs during 2008. Key findings include:

• 364 children were screened and 97 percent have positive interactions with their parents and are in a home environment with adequate quality and quantity of stimulation and support to enhance their development.
• 527 children were screened and 98 percent of the children are up to date on their immunizations, 98 percent received regular wellness exams and 92 percent have a primary care provider.
• 306 homes were screened and 52 percent of the children's homes had an identified safety concern eliminated or reduced.
• 538 households were screened and 98 percent of the parents access sources of formal and informal support to meet their needs.
• 489 children received a developmental screening and 80 percent of the children are developing age appropriately. Of those with a potential developmental delay, 77 percent began receiving services within two months of the screening.

Click here to download the 2008 Outcome Attainment Report Executive Summary and the full 2008 Outcome Attainment Report.