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Parents as Teachers is a partnership program that supports parents in their role as their child’s first and most influential teacher. Children learn more during their early years of life than at any other point in their lives in or outside of school. The Parents as Teachers research-based curriculum is used to educate parents about child development and parenting issues.
All services are FREE of charge to all Fox C6 School District residents with children from prenatal to kindergarten entry.
Parents as Teachers currently has a wait list. However, please complete the enrollment form as soon as possible. We will reach out as soon as we can match your family with a parent educator. By enrolling now, you'll also receive the Parents as Teachers newsletter and an invitation to fun events for the whole family.
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The Parents as Teachers program offers four important components of support for families:
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Personal Visits
Certified Parent Educators trained in child development offer home visits or can offer a center-based visit at the Fox Service Center.
The Educators help you understand each stage of your child's development, parenting information, offer practical tips on ways to encourage learning and offer ideas for appropriate activities for your child.
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Group Connections
Group Connections are one of the four components of the Parents as Teachers program. These are fun and educational events open to any of the families who are enrolled in Parents as Teachers. Families will learn child development information and meet other families with similarly aged children
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Screenings
Screenings provide opportunities to assess your child's development. They provide information on how your child is meeting developmental milestones and what skills to expect next. Screenings are administered by parent educators.
We offer the following screenings:
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Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ): Full developmental screening for children 3-35 months, administered in your home.
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Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning (DIAL 4): Full developmental screening for children 3 years to kindergarten entrance, administered at the Fox Service Center. Call the PAT office at 636-282-1476 for an appointment.
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Health, hearing and vision screenings are also provided.
(636) 282-1476 to register for a FREE Screening
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Resource Network
Parents as Teachers can help connect your family to community services that are available for supporting and enriching families.
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Research has shown that:
Children who participate in Parents as Teachers:
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Are significantly more advanced in language, social development, problem solving and other cognitive abilities at age 3 than other children.
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Score higher on kindergarten readiness tests and on standardized measures of achievement in early grades.
Parents who participate in Parents as Teachers:
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Are more involved in their children's schooling.
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Are more confident in their parenting role and read more to their children.
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Parents as Teachers Contact Information
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Jackie McNabb
Parents as Teachers SupervisorOffice Phone: (636)282-1476
Office Address: 849 Jeffco BLVD, Arnold, MO 63010 (Fox C-6 Service Center, Main lobby entrance)
