Parents as Teachers National Center

Parenting a new baby is one of life’s greatest joys. It can also be isolating, hard, and exhausting. It truly takes a village. Parents as Teachers is here to make sure parents and caregivers are not alone.

Over 1,000 affiliates across 49 states in the US, 115 tribal communities and 6 countries improve the early learning, development, and health of babies and toddlers by partnering trained professionals with parents and caregivers beginning as early as pregnancy through kindergarten.

The impact of their work has been proven through more than 20 peer reviewed published outcome studies including 8 complete randomized controlled trials indicating:

• Early detection of children’s developmental delays and health concerns
• Increased indicators of child health
• Improved adaptive behavior, self-control, and mental health in children
• Kindergarten-ready children and successful students
• Improved parenting knowledge and skills
• Prevention of child abuse and neglect
• Supporting tribal communities
• Improved parent health behaviors
• Impact in other contexts of children and families
• Current and past research partnerships
• Parents as Teachers enrollment has a positive economic impact for families