Home Visiting for Families
Support That Comes to Your Home
Home Visiting is a FREE, voluntary program offered by a variety of partners of the Wheaton Warrenville Early Childhood Collaborative. It provides personalized support for eligible expected families and families with young children, right in your home.
This program is designed to support you as a parent, strengthen your child’s development, and connect your family to helpful community resources.
What is Home Visiting?
Home visiting programs pair families with trained professionals who provide guidance, support, and resources during pregnancy and early childhood. Visits take place in your home or another comfortable setting, making services flexible and personalized.
Home visiting focuses on building strong parent–child relationships, supporting healthy development, and helping families navigate challenges during the early years.
Who Home Visiting is For?
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Expectant parents
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Parents and caregivers of infants and toddlers
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Families with children birth–3
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Families looking for extra guidance or support
Participation in home visiting is always voluntary. Eligibility varies by program, but WWECC can help you understand which programs may be available to your family.
How Home Visiting Supports Your Family
Strengthen parent-child relationships
Through fun, age-appropriate learning activities during weekly visits.
Support your child’s development
Learn what to expect at each stage and how to support growth through everyday routines.
Promote family
well-being
Time to ask questions, problem-solve, and build confidence as a caregiver.
Connect to community resources
Get help finding services such as early learning programs, health resources, and family supports.
Families are also invited to attend monthly “Play & Learn” gatherings, where parents and children can:
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Meet other families
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Practice social skills
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Share parenting tools and ideas in a relaxed group setting
Available in DuPage County!
Home visiting support for eligible families in DuPage County is coordinated through a variety of partners agencies of the Wheaton Warrenville Early Childhood Collaborative. These programs connect families with trained professionals who offer guidance, developmental support, parenting resources, and access to helpful services, all from the comfort of your home.
This program is strengthened through collaboration with trusted community partners who support and contribute to home visiting services across DuPage County.
Program support partners include:
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Why Should An Expectant Family Enroll in Home Visiting?
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Helps strengthen parenting skills and confidence.
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Helps to educate parents on what to expect at each developmental stage during pregnancy.
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Encourages strong and healthy attachment.
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Receive consistent one-on-one support during pregnancy (reduces isolation).
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Helps manage stress or anxieties during pregnancy (assist in linking to mental health & community support and resources).
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Supports healthy births and family well-being (assist in linking to medical home, completing prenatal visits).
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Home visiting is convenient because they take place at the family home in their own environment; there is no need to transport anywhere.
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Inclusive: Assist and welcome dual-language parents and families.
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Program Locations
Home visiting and early childhood support services are available to eligible families throughout DuPage County and are typically provided in the comfort of your home.
Programs listed on this site are offered by trusted partner agencies of the Wheaton/Warrenville Early Childhood Collaborative. This approach helps ensure families are connected to the right support, in the right setting, based on their individual needs.
Prevention Initiative Home Visiting Program (CUSD200 Families Only)
The Metropolitan Family Services Prevention Initiative Home Visiting Program is available exclusively to eligible families residing within Community Unit School District 200 (CUSD200).
Families enrolled in this program receive:
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Weekly home visits
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90 minutes per visit
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46 visits per year
Visits provide consistent, relationship-based support that focuses on child development, family well-being, and school readiness. The program utilizes the trusted Parents as Teachers (PAT) curriculum, an evidence-based model that empowers parents as their child’s first and most important teacher.
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Click below to connect directly with Metropolitan Family Services, where a staff member will help confirm eligibility and guide you through the enrollment process.
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