Parents as Teachers partners with parents to embrace their role as their child’s first and most influential teacher. The result is stronger communities, thriving families and children who are healthy, safe, and learning.

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a home-visitation program that can start prenatally and continues to serve families with children up to kindergarten age. The PAT model employs a unique combination of research, education and empowerment. During in-home visits, our highly trained Parent Educators encourage parents and caregivers and equip them through an evidence-based curriculum with information and tools that are relevant, applicable and proven to work. In addition to personal visits, the components of PAT provide group connections and a network of resources.

We nurture positive growth and development for every child and every family. We partner with families to:

• Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve positive parenting practices

• Provide early detection of developmental delays and connection to services

• Prevent child abuse and neglect

• Increase children’s school readiness and success

• Improve parent, child, and family health and well being

• Improve family economic well-being

For more information on the Parents as Teachers program, visit their website at parentsasteachers.org. If you would like to talk to us about partnering with PAT in your family, email kristij@gatherchurch.com or call or text (360) 589-7846.