Parents as Teachers

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families from birth through age 5.

Vision: All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.

Mission: To provide the information, support, and encouragement that parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.

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Contact Information
Michelle McAllister, PAT Coordinator
9405 W 37th St North
Wichita, KS 67205
316-722-3105

Email Mrs. McAllister

Components of the program include:
Parents as Teachers Enrollment

Components of the program include:

Personal Visits: Personal visits support parents in their parenting role in order to promote optimal child development and positive parent-child interaction. Personal visits with Certified Parent Educators are scheduled and are about an hour in length.
Group Meetings/Family Events: Group meetings provide opportunities for parents to acquire information about child development, parenting and positive parent-child interaction, while gaining support from each other.
Screenings: Screenings provide regular information about each child's health and developmental progress, increases parents' understanding of their child's development, and identifies strengths and abilities, as well as areas of concern. Maize Parents as Teachers offers annual screenings to children enrolled in our program. We also offer free vision and hearing screenings at Maize Early Childhood Center.
Resource Network: The program connects families to needed resources and takes an active role in the community, establishing ongoing relationships with other institutions and organizations that serve families.

Parents as Teachers Enrollment

To enroll in the Maize Parents as Teachers program, please click the Parents as Teachers Enrollment Form button.

After you have enrolled, you will be contacted by a PAT Parent Educator for a personal visit, or will be put on the waitlist depending on case load. All other components of our program (playgroup, family events, resource check out, screenings, etc.) are available to you at the time of enrollment. If you have any questions, please call the office at (316) 722-3105.

If you are already enrolled in PAT and have a Parent Educator assigned to you, please fill out Skyward Enrollment.

Resources

The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program connects families to needed resources and take an active role in the community and establishes ongoing relationships with other institutions and organizations that serve families. Parents as Teachers library resource materials are available at the Maize Early Childhood Center.

Family Fun

Below are great family-friendly places around the Wichita Metro Area.

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Developmental

Behavorial

As your child continues to grow and develop their personalities and minds, it's important to foster strong relationships, which is why Maize USD 266 Parents as Teachers focuses on Social Emotional Learning. Use these resources to research and learn about different behaviors in your child so you can provide a stable relationship that mitigates stress in your child.

Behavior Checker
Conscious Discipline
Love and Logic
1-800-Children
Comcare : A local place in the Wichita area
Parents Place: A local place in the Wichita area

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