Parents as Teachers
Home visitation and group support for families, before birth and through age five.
Evidence Based
Home visitation and group support for families, before birth and through age five.
Evidence Based
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a voluntary early childhood development program offering research-based curricula that help families raise children to be healthy, safe, learning, and ready for school.
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This program is designed for parents and caregivers with children age 0-5.
Families with babies and toddlers
Pregnant moms and expectant families
PAT services include personal visits from a parent educator at least twice monthly; monthly group connections with other PAT families; screenings and assessments to identify developmental concerns; and connections to outside resources that families may need to succeed.
In-home coaching with trained parent educators
Community-based workshops and classes
PAT aims to increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve parenting practices; provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues; prevent child abuse and neglect, and increase children's school readiness and school success.
960
families served
15K+
total home visits
27
counties served
Parenting
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