Parents As teachers

Parents As Teachers (PAT) 

https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/home-visiting/parent-education/program-information

Title I Family Literacy Nights will be  September 11, December 4, February 12, and April 9.  We begin at 5:30 and end at 7 PM.  A light meal will be served.  These nights are open to pre-k through 5th-grade students in our school district. Our PAT  educator will be present at most of the events.  Her name is Ashley Peyton, and she serves three school districts.

"Parents as Teachers is a voluntary home visiting program that partners with families to encourage and support their child's development and healthy growth during their first crucial years of life." --Parents as Teachers 

Enrollment Information

Contact your local school district for questions regarding services and enrollment information. Visit the Parents as Teachers website and enter your home address to find your school district’s contact information.

Eligibility Information

Families, pregnant teens or primary caregivers who are expecting a child or have a child under the age of kindergarten entry are eligible to participate in Missouri's Parent Education Program. This program promotes early learning, knowledge, and understanding of child development, and partnerships with community resources.  These opportunities assist families with a smooth transition into preschool and kindergarten, which supports school readiness.

Families can participate in regularly scheduled family personal visits, group connections, and developmental screenings for their child(ren). 

Available Services

Family personal visits are provided by a trained parent educator who will partner with the family to support and promote the child’s development through individualized activities that will prepare the child for future success in school and life.

Developmental screenings provide information on the individual growth and development of the child as well as health, hearing, vision and dental checks. Annual developmental screenings can support continued growth and identify potential delays or concerns.

Group connections allow for parent-child interactions, increase knowledge of ways to support child development and provide an opportunity to practice parenting skills in a group setting.

Resource networks provide families with connections to information and services available in the community to support them.