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The comprehensive manual provides a detailed description of the development of the HOME Inventory. It also contains detailed information on how to administer and score all five age-based versions of the Inventory (Infant-Toddler HOME, Early Childhood HOME, Middle Childhood HOME, Early Adolescence HOME, and Late Adolescence HOME), all 12 age-based versions of HOME that have been adapted for use with families having children with disabilities. The latter versions include adaptations of the Infant-Toddler HOME, the Early Childhood HOME and the Middle Childhood HOME for developmental delay, auditory impairment, vision impairment, and orthopedic impairment. There is also a list of references pertaining to HOME in the comprehensive manual. The standard manual also includes ten tables: (a) one for each of the five basic versions of HOME giving descriptive statistics for each dimension and the total HOME (5 tables),(b) one for each of the two age-based Care versions of HOME (2 tables), and (c) a table depicting descriptive statistics each for all four types of adaptations made for children with disabilities related to the Infant-Toddler HOME, Early Childhood HOME, and Middle Childhood HOME (3 tables). Each table includes a list of references for the particular version of HOME depicted in the table. Finally, the manual includes score forms for all versions of HOME (19 score forms).

The standard manual provides a detailed description of the development of the HOME Inventory. It also contains detailed information on how to administer and score all five age-based versions of the Inventory (Infant-Toddler HOME, Early Childhood HOME, Middle Childhood HOME, Early Adolescence HOME, and Late Adolescence HOME) and a list of references pertaining to HOME. The standard manual also includes five tables, one for each of the five basic versions of HOME giving descriptive statistics for each dimension and the total HOME. Each table also includes a list of references for the particular version of HOME depicted in the table. Finally, the manual includes score forms for each of the five age-based versions of HOME.

The Infant/Toddler (IT) HOME Inventory is designed for use during infancy (birth to age three). It is composed of 45 items clustered into six domains: 1) Parental Responsivity, 2) Acceptance of Child, 3) Organization of the Environment, 4) Learning Materials, 5) Parental Involvement, and 6) Variety in Experience.

The Early Childhood (EC) HOME Inventory (formally the Preschool HOME) is designed for use between 3 and 6 years of age. It contains 55 items clustered into eight domains: 1) Learning Materials, 2) Language Stimulation, 3) Physical Environment, 4) Parental Responsivity, 5) Learning Stimulation, 6) Modeling of Social Maturity, 7) Variety in Experience, and 8) Acceptance of Child.

The Middle Childhood (MC) HOME Inventory (formally the Elementary HOME) is designed for use between 6 and 10 years. It contains 59 items clustered into eight subscales: 1) Parental Responsivity, 2) Physical Environment, 3) Learning Materials, 4) Active Stimulation, 5) Encouraging Maturity, 6) Emotional Climate, 7) Parental Involvement, and 8) Family Participation.

The Early Adolescence (EA) HOME Inventory is designed for use from 10 to 15 years old. It contains 60 items clustered into 7 domains: 1) Physical Environment, 2) Learning Materials, 3) Modeling, 4) Instructional Activities, 5) Regulatory Activities, 6) Variety of Experience, and 7) Acceptance & Responsivity.

The Child Care HOME (CC) Inventories are designed for use in family child care homes – this can include care by relatives or neighbors as well, so long as it is not the home where the child lives. Specifically, minor changes were made to the IT-HOME and EC-HOME so that they are more suitable for use in family child care type arrangements. The CC-HOME is not designed for use in child care centers. The domains covered in the CC-HOME are the same as those in the original IT-HOME and EC-HOME. When ordering a version of the Child Care HOME, please make clear the age of the children being assessed. Each packet includes forms applicable only to a single age group (0-3 for the CC-HOME adapted from IT-HOME, and 3-6 for the CC-HOME adapted from EC-HOME).

The Child Care HOME (CC) Inventories are designed for use in family child care homes – this can include care by relatives or neighbors as well, so long as it is not the home where the child lives. Specifically, minor changes were made to the IT-HOME and EC-HOME so that they are more suitable for use in family child care type arrangements. The CC-HOME is not designed for use in child care centers. The domains covered in the CC-HOME are the same as those in the original IT-HOME and EC-HOME. When ordering a version of the Child Care HOME, please make clear the age of the children being assessed. Each packet includes forms applicable only to a single age group (0-3 for the CC-HOME adapted from IT-HOME, and 3-6 for the CC-HOME adapted from EC-HOME).