Parents As Teachers (PAT) is a national program with a philosophy that parents are the child's first and most influential teacher. It stresses how scientifically the parent or primary caregiver increases brain cell connections in babies from birth to age three. Interactive play, reading, and singing to your baby forms permanent connections that will serve as the foundation for all future growth. Parent Educators provide the following:

• Personal home visits with families including hearing, vision, and health screenings.
• Demonstrate activities that promote language, mobility, intellectual, and emotional development
• Provide case management services to meet the changing needs of the family through resource network and community partnerships.
• Promote parental involvement and strengthen the parent-child bond through bi-weekly group meetings