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The Parents as Teachers Alaska State Office is located within the RurAL CAP's Child Development Division. Funding for the State Office is provided through a partnership with the Alaska Parent Information and Resource Center located within the Southeast Regional Resource Center.
The Parents as Teachers Alaska State Office is dedicated to providing support to programs utilizing the Parents as Teachers’ Born to Learn curriculum throughout the state and in assisting agencies considering beginning a Parents as Teachers program of their own. Click here for a copy of the PAT State Office Fact Sheet or Download a copy of the PAT State Office Newsletter.
State Office services include but are not limited to providing:
• Technical assistance to agencies utilizing the Parents as Teachers’ Born to Learn curriculum
• Core curriculum trainings and additional professional development opportunities
• Information on early childhood issues and initiatives locally and nationwide
 What is Parents as Teachers?
Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a parent education and family support program serving families with young children, prenatal up to 5 years of age. Parents are visited by PAT certified parent educators trained to provide parents with information on brain development and ways in which parents can assist their children in reaching their full potential. Parent educators provide information on each stage of development and fun activities to capture teachable moments in every day life to enhance children’s language development, intellectual growth, social development and motor skills. The program originated in Missouri during the mid 1980’s and since then has spread to all 50 states and to numerous countries around the globe.
Parents as Teachers Mission:
To provide the information, support and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.
Program Goals:
• Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve parenting practices
• Provide early detection of developmental delays and health issues
• Prevent childhood abuse and neglect
• Increase children’s school readiness and school success
Services:
• Personal Visits
• Parent Group Meetings
• Screenings
• Resource Referrals
How to Start a PAT Program
Agencies interested in beginning a Parents as Teachers program may contact Lisa Goneau-Danielson, Parents As Teachers State Coordinator, at (907) 865-7334 or click here to email. Agencies may also review the booklet “About Born to Learn Programs” on the National Center for Parents as Teachers website: http://www.parentsasteachers.org/site/pp.asp?c=ekIRLcMZJxE&b=1703533.
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