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Parents as Teachers expands role in Wyoming with $4 million federal grant Parents as Teachers soon will expand its efforts in four Wyoming counties to better serve high-needs families. The expansion is possible through a $3,988,908 million, 3 1/2 year grant from the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). 
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2013 Parents as Teachers Conference Registration is now open! Join us in Atlanta and see how this conference will invest in YOU! 
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New! Partnering With Teen Parents curriculum and training
Parents as Teachers launches revised teen curriculum and training, Partnering With Teen Parents, that aligns with the Foundational Curriculum and features enhancements in adolescent development and the parallel development needs of adolescents and young children, family well-being and parent-child interaction techniques. 
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Parents as Teachers receives $3 million federal literacy grant
Parents as Teachers has received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program. This substantial award will enable Parents as Teachers to improve literacy outcomes for 2,000 families with young children in select states.
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Our approach helps get Early Head Start children ready to learn Parents as Teachers offers an approach to home visiting that helps achieve Head Start outcomes…an approach that is relationship-based and parenting-focused. Together, our evidence-informed Foundational Curriculum and training prepare staff to promote school readiness and parent engagement, hallmarks of Early Head Start.
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Affiliate Quality Assurance Blueprint   Quality is critical to the ongoing success of a Parents as Teachers affiliate. Our Affiliate Quality Assurance Blueprint is designed to help affiliates regularly monitor compliance with the Essential Requirements as they pursue continuous quality improvement.
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Parents as Teachers and Race to the Top—District In the Race to the Top-District (RTT-D) program, an Absolute Priority is creating personalized learning environments. Parents as Teachers is the very definition of personalized support for students and families, so shouldn't you include the Parents as Teachers home visiting approach as part of your comprehensive Race to the Top-District program?
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Obama Plan for Early Childhood Education
In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama called for expanded access to high-quality early children education programs for all young Americans. "Parents as Teachers can play a pivotal role in helping make this a reality, and we'll be exploring how we can be part of this ambitious endeavour," says PAT President/CEO Scott Hippert. To learn more about Obama's plan here.

National Children's Study
This national research effort to examine the effects of the environment and genetics on the growth, development, and health of children across the United States is looking for participating families. To learn more, visit the web site.

$88 million in grants awarded for maternal/infant/early childhood home visiting
Grants provided under Affordable Care Act support evidence-based home visiting programs for families with young children.

An Early Childhood Investment with a High Public Return
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Our approach helps get Early Head Start children ready to learn

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Parents as Teachers offers an approach to home visiting that helps achieve Head Start outcomes…an approach that is relationship-based and parenting-focused. Together, our evidence-informed Foundational Curriculum and training prepare staff to promote school readiness and parent engagement, hallmarks of Early Head Start.

Some of our best partners are Early Head Start programs…programs that incorporate the Parents as Teachers approach into existing programming.

In our Foundational Training, Early Head Start home visitors learn to work with families in their homes to partner, facilitate and reflect.

  • Training builds relationship-based competencies for working with families in their homes.
  • Focus is placed on strengthening protective factors to improve parenting and maximize child outcomes.
  • Training is facilitated by expert trainers who emphasize reflective practice and hands-on learning.

The Foundational Curriculum features family-friendly activities and resources that engage families in children’s learning and development. The key areas of emphasis are parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

See what Parents as Teachers offers Early Head Start here.

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Federal Home Visiting Programs

Parents as Teachers is an approved home visiting model meeting the evidence-based criteria of the Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting program (MIECHV) and considered a promising approach for the Tribal Home Visiting Grantees. Recorded webinars highlighting the resources Parents as Teachers has to support the development of home visiting plans are temporarily under construction. Please check back later.

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