The introductory volume to the Home-Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) Program describes all elements of the program and the requirements for implementation. HOPE is an approach to education for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children that utilizes televised instruction, mobile classroom instruction, and parent instruction. This booklet is one of 7 designed to guide program implementation and operation. Areas covered are: (1) home-oriented preschool education--television motivates learning, group sessions for social learning, parent involvement extends learning, quality control; (2) a proven program--a brief description of the field testing; (3) program prerequisites--estimate student population, locate TV facilities, survey mobile classroom sites, orient and involve parents; (4) implementing HOPE/the field team--team members, facilities and equipment, operation costs, HOPE program organization; (5) impelmenting HOPE/materials production team--team members, facilities and equipment, operation costs; and (6) program options--materials production, classroom facilities, field team staffing. Appendices provide an estimated annual budget (which may reproduce poorly) and a list of HOPE development staff. (KM)