77 LAYANAN HOME VISIT PENDIDIKAN ANAK USIA DINI BAGI ANAK KURANG SEJAHTERA Elis Komalasari Program Studi Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, Jurusan Tarbiyah, STAIN Batusangkar Korespondensi: Jl. Sudirman No. 137, Kuburajo, Lima Kaum, Batusangkar, Sumatera Barat e-mail: elis.dachlan@gmail.com Abstract Early childhood home visiting program to be one of the important components in the system of early childhood education in several countries. In some states in American, these countries have proved the success of early childhood home visiting services program, it can improving health and development in less prosperous families. Early childhood home visiting program is an alternative service in early childhood education which aims to improve access to services in early childhood intervention and meet the needs of early childhood living in conditions of risk and less prosperous families. Based on research, this service can build social capital and encourage the implementation of policies at the national level aimed at the welfare of children.In the practical implementation, early childhood home visiting program involved professionals in education, developmentalis and social workers to provide services to families who have young children and live below the poverty. The services providing education and parental guidance, the practice of home - based play for children , health and child development information, as well as services involving the surrounding community.This paper will (1) Discuss the success of implementation of early childhood home visit program in some countries, (2) examines how the practices of early childhood home visit program in promoting growth and development early childhood in less prosperous families, (3) analyze the mapping of early childhood home visit program in Indonesia to improve early childhood education participation rates in children and families less prosperous. Kata kunci: home visiting program, early childhood education, children at risk PENDAHULUAN sia dini merupakan masa kritis dalam perkembangan perilaku, sosial, kognitif dan fisik mo- torik. Beragam pengalaman yang dite- rima anak ketika masa usia dini akan memberikan pengaruh terhadap perkem- bangan otak dan menjadi dasar bagi ke- berhasilan sekolah dan kehidupan di masa yang akan datang. Mendukung pernyataan di atas, Mary Eming Young (2002) dalam tulis- annya Ensuring a Fair Start for All Children mengungkapkan bahwa masa usia dini adalah masa yang rentan dan penuh peluang. Perubahan yang cepat dan dramatis dalam perkembangan men- tal dan fisik terjadi pada usia tiga tahun pertama kehidupan manusia. Selain itu, pengalaman yang diperoleh pada usia dini dapat membentuk perkembangan individu dan dapat memberikan suatu kesempatan unik untuk mengubah kehi- dupan seluruh anak. Pentingnya masa usia dini dalam memberikan pengalaman U brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk provided by E-Journal IAIN BATUSANGKAR