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ADDITIONAL CHILD AND FAMILY INITIATIVES

Maternal, Infant, & Early Childhood Home Visiting Program

Overview

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides funding to pair families who have limited support and resources with trained home visitors such as nurses, social workers, and educators.

Home visitors meet with parents one-on-one from pregnancy through their child’s kindergarten entry to help lay the foundation for the health, education, development, and economic self-sufficiency of the entire family.

The program has been proven to help:

  • Reduce maternal mortality and morbidity,
  • improve infant and child health,
  • improve school readiness,
  • decrease incidence of child neglect, and
  • promote family well-being and stability.

Current Funding Level: MIECHV is funded through FY2027 at the following levels –  FY2025: $600 million; FY2026: $650 million; FY2027: $800 million

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Factsheets

Learn About the Positive Impact of MIECHV in Your State

June 22, 2022

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. This program was reauthorized in …

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MIECHV: Overview

October 29, 2025

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. 

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Video: Empowering Families: The Positive Impact of MIECHV and Voluntary Home Visiting

June 6, 2022

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) provides federal funds to states, territories, and tribal entities for voluntary, evidence-based home visiting services. Home visitors meet with parents …

Press Releases & Statements

Bipartisan Budget Passed By Congress Extends Critical Support For Federal Home Visiting Program

February 9, 2018

ipartisan bill secures five-year reauthorization for MIECHV, negotiates doubling funding for CCDBG WASHINGTON – Early this morning, Congress passed a bipartisan budget bill, which includes an agreement to increase domestic …

Factsheets

An Introduction to Childhood Trauma and Toxic Stress

September 13, 2018

It is now widely understood that a child’s brain is at its most flexible during the first few years of life, making this a critical period for learning, growth, and …

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Federal Legislative Agenda: Early Childhood Education in the 116th Congress

January 17, 2019

In recent years, Congress has made historic progress on behalf of America’s youngest learners through important, bipartisan policy and funding advancements around early childhood education. As a result, more children from low-income …

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Data & Analysis

Congress Set to Send Home Visiting Bill Honoring Rep. Walorski to President’s Desk

December 20, 2022

Today, Congress announced that the Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022 will be included in the final year-end FY2023 omnibus spending package. The bill to …

Press Releases & Statements

Bipartisan Budget Passed By Congress Extends Critical Support For Federal Home Visiting Program

February 9, 2018

ipartisan bill secures five-year reauthorization for MIECHV, negotiates doubling funding for CCDBG WASHINGTON – Early this morning, Congress passed a bipartisan budget bill, which includes an agreement to increase domestic …


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