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Maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting All states will be eligible to apply for new federal funds enacted as part of P.L. 111-148 to support maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting programs. Parents as Teachers, the nation's largest evidence-based home visiting program, is uniquely positioned to help states qualify for funding and expand home visiting service delivery for families under this legislation.
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Sustainability is the capacity to endure. Register now for our annual conference and learn what it will take for the early childhood community to sustain itself for future generations of children and families. Join us November 7-9 in St. Louis.
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Looking to the future For more than 25 years, Parents as Teachers has supported the professionals who serve parents and families as they guide their children's growth and development in the critical early years. A changing economy and demographic shifts have increased the focus on accountability and efficiency. We have developed a three-year strategic plan to grow Parents as Teachers in order to serve more families.
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Parents as Teachers is the trusted resource providing a proven home visiting model for the most respected organizations and professionals who work in the early childhood and education continuum. We work through a national network to help young children grow up healthy, safe and ready to learn.  
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Profiles of Impact

  • WICCollaborating for health
    The Parents as Teachers @ WIC program in Springfield, Missouri, demonstrates the true meaning of “It takes a village” by bringing together an extensive community collaboration to help low-income women and their young children who are at nutritional risk. Read More...
  • Family_wEducatorCrossing cultures, reaching families 
    Chris Maricle, parent educator and coordinator of the Tulsa Public Schools Parents as Teachers Program in Tulsa, Okla., found herself learning about India and Hinduism while helping 9-month-old Aadya learn to love books.
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  • IzayaDiagnosis: autism – Izaya’s story
    Cassandra knew her young son was delayed in his development. But she also knew she wasn’t alone. With the help of her parent educator, Cassandra got the support system she needed to help Izaya keep moving in the right direction. Read More…


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  • I can’t hear you!
    Greg called me the other day. He provides a service we use occasionally and wanted to update me on some new offerings. He and his family participated in a Parents as Teachers program with their children. “I’m a big supporter of Parents as Teachers,” he told me. “You do great work and my wife and [...]
  • The other side of “Too Big to Fail”
    by Bill Millett  Over the last two years, we’ve consistently heard that the United States simply can’t let some of our largest financial institutions go under, as the consequences for the nation and many of its institutions and citizens would be dire…perhaps irreparable in many cases.  And intellectually, I get that. What I don’t get is that we seem [...]
  • Fight to win against childhood obesity
    by Maggie Probert First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the NAACP Conference in Kansas City recently.  Her topic was her campaign to fight childhood obesity.  Mind you, childhood obesity is not just an American problem; it’s a growing dilemma in the industrial world. Right now in America, one in three children is overweight or obese, putting [...]

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Becoming a Parents as Teachers affiliate represents a partnership with a national evidence-based home visiting model with numerous studies demonstrating positive outcomes. Organizational affiliates are part of a community of organizations dedicated to the Parents as Teachers approach: delivering services to children and families that cultivate family well being and healthy child development. Funders, evaluators and other stakeholders value commitment to implementing a nationally recognized model with fidelity.

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