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All our programmes listed below have been evaluated by an independent team of researchers from the National Academy of Parenting Research at King’s College London against standards for best practice in the field of parenting work. Find out more information for commissioners.

  • Search for a parenting programme by name

  • Programme name

  • Rating

  • Who is the programme for?

  • Programme outcomes

  • Standard Triple P
  • Four stars

  • Parents of children with mild to serious concerns about the child’s behaviour.

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing

  • Stepping Stones Triple P - Standard and Group
  • Four stars

  • Parents with children with a physical or learning disability, such as autism spectrum disorder, Down’s syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, etc

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Parents Plus Early Years (PPEY)
  • Three stars

  • Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviours (including ADHD), emotional problems, and/or development and learning

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Pathways Triple P
  • Three stars

  • Parents with a child on the child protection register or at risk of maltreating their child

  • Improved child behaviour, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency

  • Primary Care Triple P
  • Three stars

  • Parents with initial concerns about their child’s behaviour or development

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • The Incredible Years Toddler - BASIC and ADVANCE (IY Toddler)
  • Three stars

  • Parents with a young child who is at risk of developing a substance misuse problem or conduct disorder when he or she is older

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced risk of child substance misuse, Improved parenting practices/competency

  • Family Transitions Triple P
  • Two stars

  • Parents who are going through a difficult divorce or separation.

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Fostering Changes
  • Two stars

  • Foster carers

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems, Other

  • Fun and Families
  • Two stars

  • Any parent interested in supporting their child's development.

  • Improved child behaviour

  • Holding Hands
  • Two stars

  • Parents of children who have concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions

  • Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Living with Children (LWC)
  • Two stars

  • Parents interested in supporting their child’s development and improving the parent child relationship

  • Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing

  • Mellow Parenting
  • Two stars

  • Mothers with a child aged under five where there are high levels of social and health needs, as well as child protection concerns.

  • Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency

  • Noughts to Sixes – From Pram to Primary School
  • Two stars

  • Any parent with concerns about their young child's development.

  • Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Parenting Positively
  • Two stars

  • Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions.

  • Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

  • Parents as First Teachers (PAFT) (‘Born to Learn’)
  • Two stars

  • Parents expecting a child, or with a child aged three or younger

  • Improved child achievement, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Improved parenting practices/competency

About the ratings

To be included on this website, parenting programmes are rated using the Parenting Programme Evaluation Tool (PPET). This tool rates parenting programmes against standards of best practice in four domains:

  1. The specificity of the programme’s target population (Who is it for?)
  2. The programme’s theories and activities (What does it do?)
  3. The programme’s training and implementation support systems (Who delivers the programmes and how?)
  4. The strength of the programme’s evaluation evidence (How we know the programme works?).

All programmes receive a rating from 0 to 4 within each category, resulting in four ratings. A rating of 4 means that the programme meets all of the criteria in the category (in other words, the programme is strongly developed in this domain) and a rating of 0 if they do not meet any of the criteria.

  • Four stars
  • Three stars
  • Two stars
  • One star
  • Zero stars
  • Strong
  • Promising
  • Preliminary
  • Requires further development
  • 0 rated

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