• Parents as Teachers Missouri Curriculum Partner
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    The JC Schools Parents as Teachers program looks forward to partnering with your family! CLICK HERE to enroll today.  We primarily visit with families in their homes but also offer virtual visits via Zoom (or another video-conferencing platform), through a phone call, or at the Southwest Early Childhood Center of other community location upon request.   
     
    Parents as Teachers is a parent education and support program for families with children from birth to Kindergarten entry, as well as expectant parents. It is designed to help you as a parent be able to help your child learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.
     Any family in the Jefferson City School District attendance area can take advantage of these services for FREE:
    • Annual health/hearing/vision and developmental screenings for children ages 3 months to 5 years (not yet in Kindergarten)
    • Group connection events
    • Resource information
    • Personalized home visits with a certified parent educator. Parents work with their educator to set and reach goals for their child and family, discuss a variety of child development and parenting topics, and share a parent-child activity chosen especially for their family.

    Click here for more information about each of these services.

     
    Parents as Teachers Vision: 
    All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.
     
    Parents as Teachers Mission: 
    Parents as Teachers promotes the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers.
     
    Parents as Teachers Core Values:
    • The early years of a child's life are critical for optimal development and provide the foundation for success in school and in life.
    • Parents are their children's first and most influential teachers.
    • Established and emerging research should be the foundation of parent education and family support curricula, training, materials and services.
    • All young children and their families deserve the same opportunities to succeed, regardless of any demographic, geographic or economic considerations.
    • An understanding and appreciation of the history and traditions of diverse cultures is essential in serving families
    As stated in the Parents as Teachers Foundational Curriculum