Dr. Judith Van Ginkel, president of Every Child Succeeds in Cincinnati, Ohio, joins Katharine Stevens to explain how her organization uses home visits to ensure that vulnerable parents can provide a safe home where their children can thrive.

Widely cited early childhood programs vary greatly in both design and results. The research on these programs shows neither that “pre-K works” not that it doesn’t; rather, it shows that some early childhood programs yield particular outcomes, sometimes, for some children.

Voluntary home visiting programs, while not as well-known as Head Start or pre-K, may be the single most promising approach to improving the lives of America’s most disadvantaged young children.