Connecticut Home Visiting System

The Office of Early Childhood funds an evidence-based Home Visiting System for pregnant people, expectant fathers and parents or caregivers of children under five. The current mother-facing page organizes services into four models: Parents as Teachers, Child First, Nurse-Family Partnership and Healthy Families America. [CT-HV1]

Longer-term home visiting can provide repeated support with child development, health and safety, parenting, family stress and service connection — well beyond a one-time postpartum nurse visit.

Eligibility depends on the model and the local program. Parents as Teachers can begin during pregnancy or any time before kindergarten. Child First serves families dealing with multiple stressors and can start during pregnancy or the first five years. Nurse-Family Partnership is for first-time, low-income parents and starts early in pregnancy. Healthy Families America uses a strength-based model and local criteria. [CT-HV1]

Parents as Teachers provides parent education on development, health, safety and school readiness. Child First provides intensive family and mental-health-oriented support. Nurse-Family Partnership pairs first-time parents with trained nurses. Healthy Families America provides strength-based home support for development and parent-child relationships. [CT-HV1]

Duration varies. Parents as Teachers can continue until kindergarten. Child First is typically 6–12 months. Nurse-Family Partnership runs through the child's second birthday. Healthy Families America serves most families at least three years, starting with frequent visits. [CT-HV1]

Publicly funded; the state page directs families to local programs rather than a private-pay process. Confirm the local fee statement if you need one. [CT-HV1, CT-HV2]

Use the OEC interactive map by town. For matching help, call 211 Child Development at 1-800-505-7000 — OEC explicitly directs parents and guardians there. [CT-HV1]

The local program asks about your town, pregnancy or child age, whether this is a first pregnancy, and model-relevant needs or risk factors. Nurse-Family Partnership's early-pregnancy enrollment is the main time-sensitive rule.

This is statewide infrastructure but not every model is in every town, and not every family qualifies for every model. Capacity changes. OEC is redesigning and procuring the system in 2026, so provider and service-area data needs a short re-verification cycle. [CT-HV1, CT-HV2]

It can be used alongside HUSKY, Family Bridge, doula support, WIC, pediatric and OB care and behavioral-health treatment. Family Bridge may serve the immediate newborn period and then transition you to a longer-term model.

Use the OEC interactive map or 211 Child Development. Town, model, age and pregnancy eligibility, language and current capacity all matter.

Language access varies by local program. OEC publishes Spanish consent and system documents, but staffing differs.

Ask 211 Child Development to screen for a different model or for parenting and development supports. Not being eligible for Nurse-Family Partnership does not mean you are not eligible for Parents as Teachers or another program.