Parents as First Teachers (New Zealand)

MODEL
EFFECTIVENESS

Not an evidence-based model
More information below

Not MIECHV eligible

22
Manuscripts

Released in 1979 through 2012

2
Manuscripts

Impact studies rated high or moderate quality

Services intended at ages
0-6 months
7-11 months
12-23 months
24-35 months
Favorable results from well-designed research
No favorable effects found

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Parents as First Teachers is inactive and no longer offers implementation support.

The New Zealand Ministry of Social Development’s Family and Community Services created Parents as First Teachers by adapting the Parents as Teachers (PAT) model to specifically meet the needs of their Indigenous populations. However, Parents as First Teachers is not associated with PAT. As of 2016, implementation support is no longer available for Parents as First Teachers.

Where to find out more

There is no contact information available for this model.

Effectiveness

This model does not meet criteria established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an evidence-based home visiting model because findings from high- or moderate-rated effectiveness studies of the model do not demonstrate favorable (statistically significant) impacts in at least two outcome domains within one sample OR the same domain for at least two non-overlapping samples.

Does not meet criteria for an evidence-based home visiting model for Indigenous peoples and communities.

Extent of Evidence

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22
Manuscripts

Released in 1979 through 2012

5
Manuscripts

Eligible for review

2
Manuscripts

Impact studies rated high or moderate quality

When an individual manuscript reports findings from multiple studies, HomVEE reviews each study as a distinct manuscript. In these rare instances, HomVEE counts that manuscript multiple times in this table, once for each study identified, screened, and reviewed by HomVEE.

Summary of Findings

To see details on each manuscript HomVEE reviewed in well-designed research, click on the manuscript counts in the table.

Favorable:
A finding showing a statistically significant impact on an outcome measure in a direction that is beneficial for children and parents.

No effect:
Findings are not statistically significant.

Unfavorable:
A finding showing a statistically significant impact on an outcome measure in a direction that may indicate potential harm to children and/or parents.

Ambiguous findings are excluded from this table. An ambiguous finding is a statistically significant impact on an outcome measure in a direction that is not clearly beneficial for or potentially harmful to children and/or parents.

Outcomes Manuscripts Favorable Findings No Effects Findings Unfavorable Findings
Child Development and School Readiness View 2 Manuscripts 0 11 0
Child Health View 1 Manuscript 0 10 0
Family Economic Self-Sufficiency View 1 Manuscript 0 12 1
Linkages and Referrals Not measured - - -
Maternal Health View 1 Manuscript 0 1 0
Positive Parenting Practices View 2 Manuscripts 0 10 0
Reductions In Child Maltreatment Not measured - - -
Reductions in Juvenile Delinquency, Family Violence, and Crime Not measured - - -

Research Characteristics

Well-designed impact studies about this model included participants with the following characteristics. The evidence for effectiveness for the model may include additional studies that did not report this participant information.

Race/Ethnicity

Data not available

Maternal Education

Data not available

Other Characteristics

This data is only reported if known for at least 50 percent of participants in well-designed impact studies of the model.

Enrollment in means-tested programs
36%

Well-designed impact studies about this model were conducted in the following locations:

International Locations
New Zealand

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