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IN THE NEWS
See media coverage of Parents as Teachers here.
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November 7-9
St. Louis, MO Conference information is now available here. Registration opens early May - first 200 paid registrants receive FREE copy of "Mind in the Making" by Ellen Galinsky!
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|  | A strategic plan for success
With a 25-year history of providing programs and services to support parents as they guide their children's growth and devleopment during the early years of life, Parents as Teachers foresees both challenges and opportunities ahead. A new 3-year strategic plan will enable it to grow, expand and respond to key trends over the next several years. Families are the top priority: - Increase the number of programs and families served through new products and delivery systems—with an emphasis on vulnerable families.
- Implement comprehensive quality improvement and evaluation systems to measure and share the impact of Parents as Teachers.
- Promote public policies to advance the Parents as Teachers mission and provide funding for Parents as Teachers programs.
- Increase recognition and understanding of Parents as Teachers.
- Create the necessary technology infrastructure to support the growing needs of programs and program evaluation.
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| Why don't communities get it?
Early childhood programs offer biggest bang for the buck. Early interventions offer much higher economic returns than later ones, says Nobel Laureate economist James Heckman. Ability gaps show up very early in life. Family environments are major predictors of cognitive and socio-emotional abilities, as well as crime, health and obesity. Early childhood programs offer outstanding economic returns! |
See Heckman make his case here.
| Health Care Reform Bill impacts home visiting programs. See how. [Go there] | Positive Parenting Tips
This series of positive parenting tips was created jointly with Missouri Children's Trust Fund to help anyone better understand and care for infants through pre-school aged children.
|  Pregnant and new moms can get timely health information via FREE cell phone text messages from pregnancy through baby's first year.
Text BABY to 511411 (Envia BEBE al 511411 para Español) to sign up.
| National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is May 5
Join in this national movement to prevent teen pregnancy by inviting teens to visit www.stayteen.org on National Day to take an online quiz that highlights key issues about teen pregnancy. Offered in both English and Spanish.
Help spread the word!
| PARENTS AS TEACHERS NEWS
Learn about the work of the National Center and issues critical to young families. Support thousands of early childhood professionals with  news about your product or service in the PAT News! Click here.
|  StoryFront captures Parents as Teachers stories Share your story here. [Share] Listen to others' stories here. [Listen] |
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See how Parents as Teachers supports Family Friend & Neighbor Care
[here]
See what the research from Cornell says [here]
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Thinking about Parents as Teachers training?
Sample our curricula then check training schedules in PAT University! Born to Learn Curriculum, Prenatal to 3 Years (See it in Spanish, too!) Born to Learn Curriculum,
2 Years to Kindergarten Entry
Born to Learn Curriculum,
3 Years to Kindergarten Entry
| Now certified PAT personnel can order
Born to Learn products online!  Are you a certified PAT parent educator? Log into the eStore using your PAT ID# to see Born to Learn products like this and order by credit card or P.O.
| Head Start/Early Head Start: is Parents as Teachers right for you?
Look at the crosswalk between Parents as Teachers quality standards and Head Start performance standards. [download] | Study confirms it:
Parents as Teachers does improve school readiness Research in the Journal of Primary Prevention adds to the evidence that Parents as Teachers improves parenting practices in ways that lead to both school readiness and academic achievement.[more] Download the complete summary report here. | What makes supervision work?
 Recommendations from the home visiting field. [download]
| Guide to program funding
Parents as Teachers programs depend on securing stable and diverse funding that can grow and expand to reflect the needs of the families served. [download] |
Two Missouri
Parents as Teachers
programs awarded
national quality program commendation:
> Ferguson-Florissant
School District
> Springfield R-XII
Parents as Teachers
Award recognizes program quality in 8 areas of best practice. [more] | Take the father-friendly checkup 
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