Parents as Teachers (PAT) supports families from pregnancy through kindergarten. Our Parent Educators meet with you where you are.. offering flexible, research-based support to help you feel confident as your child’s first and most important teacher.

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During home visits, Parent Educators provide friendly, judgment-free guidance on everyday parenting topics like emotional development, play and learning activities, behavior, health, nutrition, and more.

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PAT also offers Group Connections, opportunities for parents to come together, connect with others, and build their own supportive “parenting village.”

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Our Approach

The Parents as Teachers approach is to partner, facilitate and reflect. These are parallel processes that occur at every level of our organization, from a Parent Educator visiting a family in their home all the way to the work of the National Center.

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Our Vision

All children will develop, learn and grow to realize their full potential.

 

Our Mission

Parents as Teachers promotes optimal early development, learning, and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. 

 

There are four dynamic components to Parents as Teachers: 

• Personal Visits

• Group Connections

• Resource Network

• Child and Caregiver Screening

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We Partner with Families To: 

• Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve positive parenting practices

• Provide early detection of development delays and connection to services

• Prevent child abuse and neglect

• Improve parent, child, and family health and well-being

• Increase children's school readiness and success

• Improve family economic well-being

• Strengthen community capacity and connectedness

 

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