is
an international early childhood parent education and family support
program that begins prenatally and extends through age 5. The program
is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through
parent education that is free and accessible to all families in the
state of Wisconsin.
It is a voluntary program that provides the families in Wisconsin
with the opportunity to receive:
- Personal visits - which occur weekly, bi-weekly
or monthly based on the family needs
- Group Meetings - parent group meetings that are
informational and or interactive in nature
- Screenings - periodic screenings for early identification
of developmental delays or health, vision and hearing problems
- Resource and Referrals - linking families to needed
resources and helping them overcome barriers to accessing those
services
In Wisconsin, our PAT Parent Educators are trained and certified
to use the PAT research based curriculum on their home visits.
These visits provide families with appropriate child development
information and meaningful parent/child activities focused on
enhancing language development, intellectual growth, social development
and motor skills. In addition, the Parent Educators assist the
family member in becoming a better observer of their child and
also to address any questions or concerns of the family member.
It is a definite partnership that recognizes the parent as the
child's first and best teacher.
Becoming a PAT State Systems Office requires an application process
and a strong commitment to the home visiting programs within the
state. It requires that your office will:
- support the Parents as Teachers National Center vision,
mission and core values and dedicate themselves to building
high quality PAT programs within the state.
- be a strong supporter of early childhood parent education
and comprehensive services for all children and families with
the state.
- establish strategic alliances in the state that work to
benefit all families and be actively involved with state legislators
and state initiatives addressing the needs of young children
and their families.
- serve as a prime source of PAT information to all home visiting
programs within the state.
- provide supervision, technical assistance and support to
home visiting programs throughout the state.
- provide ongoing training for Parent Educators/Supervisors/Directors
that supports the work of the Parents as Teachers National
Center, the PAT State Systems Office and the local PAT programs.
- provide two Born to Learn P-3 Institutes and one Born to
Learn 3-K Institutes per year for potential parent educators.
- attend the Parents as Teachers Affiliate meetings regularly
as well as the Parents as Teachers National Conference
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