Parent as Teachers
We want to partner with you to help ease the stress of your parenting journey.
Educational Success Starts with YOU at Home
Our Parents as Teachers Program is FREE for all families to support your child’s growth and development. We serve families from pregnancy until their child is kindergarten eligible. Our Certified Parent Educators partner with families to promote optimal early learning and development as well as health and wellness of all children in our PAT program by supporting families and caregivers.
You can customize our services to meet your family’s needs
FREE Personal Family Visits
Our Parent Educators create personalized visits for each family to find new ways to learn and grow together. We offer 12-24 personal family visits based upon individual family need. Your Parent Educator will provide regular checks on your child’s developmental milestones. They will partner with you as you gain knowledge around your child’s development and learn new parenting practices to support your child’s optimal growth.
FREE Developmental Screenings for all children 3 months to Kindergarten
Annual developmental screenings provide information about each child’s health and developmental progress and increase parents’ understanding of their child’s development. Our Parent Educators and trained developmental screeners identify a child’s strengths and areas of concern. They guide parents to build on those strengths and find the right path to navigate the concerns.
Group Connections
Our group connections offer a variety of opportunities for families. These groups provide time and space for you to connect and play with your child. Families are encouraged to attend our groups where you can connect with other families, form a support network, and share your parenting experiences with other families in the Pattonville community.
Resource Connections
Our Parent Educators provide access to a network of community resources based upon each individual family’s needs.
Project Child Find
Project Child Find is a free referral service and public awareness campaign to assist in the identification of youth ages 3-21 years old who may have a developmental delay due to physical, sensory, emotional, communication, cognitive or social learning differences.
The Pattonville School District provides services for preschool children between the ages of three and five. Preschoolers who demonstrate developmental delays in the one or more of the following areas: fine motor, gross motor, communication, social, emotional or cognitive skills may be eligible for special education and related services, based on an Early Childhood Special Education Diagnostic evaluation.
Parents who have questions about the eligibility for their preschool age child are encouraged to contact the Pattonville Early Childhood office at 314-213-8100
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Free Developmental Screening
What?
Assessment of your child’s development.
Who?
Children ages 3 months - kindergarten entry.
Why?
Screening supports growth and development.
When?
NOW!
Schedule your child’s developmental screening today by contacting your local school district’s Parent Education Program.
What Our Families Say
- “It has helped understand my child's needs better and how to use different methods with them.”
- “Making sure we are meeting milestones and behavior help.”
- “Having someone in my family's corner.”
- “Connecting with my parent educator and feeling comfortable enough to ask questions I would not typically ask just anyone.”
- “By allowing us to better help our child thrive.”
- “The program has really helped decrease our anxiety as first time parents. Wanting to do everything “right” isn’t always right for our child and our parent educator has really helped us understand that at every new stage.”
- “It helped with my confidence as a first-time mom.”
