Parents as Teachers
Did you know that 80% of your child’s brain development occurs in the first few years of life? Parents As Teachers offers free home visits to help you during these formative years to build a strong developmental foundation for your child and deepen your connection with them.
Parents are their child’s first and most important teachers. We want to make sure you have the resources and support you need to thrive.
The program is for all families in participating school districts. That includes parents who are expecting a child or have a child under the age of Kindergarten eligibility. Our parent educators:
Help you through parenting challenges
and understand your child’s behaviors.
Identify developmental delays
or health issues early on.
Prepare your child
for school and success!
Counties Served
Allen Anderson Bourbon Chase Chautauqua Cherokee |
Coffey Cowley Crawford Elk Franklin Greenwood |
Johnson Labette Lyon Miami Montgomery Morris |
Neosho Osage Wilson Woodson Wyandotte |
HOME VISITS
Parent educators:
- Assess your child’s development, consider what family dynamics may impact development.
- Help you build strong protective factors to keep you, your child, and your family healthy, strong and resilient.
- Address your parenting concerns, including challenges you face right now.
- Engage the family in parent-child activities.
GROUP CONNECTIONS
Group Connections are a way to share information about parenting issues and child development.
SCREENINGS
We offer annual developmental, health, vision and hearing screenings that allow for early identification of developmental delays that could interfere with learning.
RESOURCE NETWORK
Parent educators help families overcome barriers by identifying and accessing communities resources.
DOLLY PARTON’S IMAGINATION LIBRARY
All children are enrolled free of charge in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and receive an age-appropriate book mailed to their home every month.
Our Partners
THANK YOU to the organizations that make Parents As Teachers possible in our communities:
USD 101 Erie-Galesburg
USD 203 Piper
USD 230 Spring Hill
USD 234 Fort Scott
USD 235 Uniontown
USD 243 Lebo-Waverly
USD 244 Burlington
USD 245 LeRoy-Gridley
USD 246 Northeast
USD 247 Southeast
USD 248 Girard
USD 249 Frontenac
USD 250 Pittsburg
USD 251 North Lyon County
USD 252 Southern Lyon County
USD 253 Emporia
USD 256 Marmaton Valley
USD 257 Iola
USD 258 Humboldt
USD 284 Chase County
USD 289 Wellsville
USD 290 Ottawa
USD 366 Woodson
USD 386 Madison-Virgil
USD 404 Riverton
USD 413 Chanute
USD 417 Morris County
USD 420 Osage City
USD 434 Sante Fe Trail
USD 436 Caney Valley
USD 446 Independence
USD 447 Cherryvale
USD 454 Burlingame
USD 456 Marais Des Cygnes Valley
USD 461 Neodesha
USD 479 Crest
USD 484 Fredonia
USD 493 Columbus
USD 499 Galena
USD 503 Parsons
USD 504 Oswego
USD 506 Labette County
USD 508 Baxter Springs