Early childhood home visiting programs engage families with young children by providing information, resources and support. Prenatal, infant and early childhood evidence-based home visiting for vulnerable families has been shown to improve maternal and child health and development outcomes. While home visiting programs have existed since at least the 1960s and there were many state-funded programs prior to 2010, home visiting expanded nationwide in 2010 with the creation of the federal Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program. MIECHV-funded programs are designed to help parents support the healthy development of infants and young children by helping them overcome some of the problems and barriers that at-risk families often face.