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Kansas Parents as Teacher (PAT) affiliates served 8,323 children and 6,178 families from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, statistics from affiliates’ annual reports show.
PAT is an evidenced-based parent education and family engagement model serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten.
Families enrolled in PAT receive personal visits with a certified parent educator; group meetings; health and developmental screenings; and linkages with community resources.
PAT has the following goals and outputs to support children and families on their journey into the educational setting:
“Families are children’s first and most important teachers, and Kansas Parents as Teachers programs help families build their skills so that children can get the best possible start in life,” said Amanda Petersen, director of the Kansas State Department of Education’s Early Childhood team. “As Kansas works to lead the world in the success of each student, these evidence-based home visiting programs deliver exceptional services to prepare young Kansans for success in kindergarten and beyond.”
Fifty-five out of the 65 Kansas PAT affiliates are either Model or Blue Ribbon affiliates, meaning they meet “The 21 Essential Requirements and deliver the PAT model with fidelity, said Lisa Williams, PAT consultant for KSDE’s Early Childhood team.
Model fidelity means that programs and staff are implementing all four model components (personal visits, screenings, resource network and group connections) in a manner consistent with the PAT evidence and research, maximizing the likelihood of achieving the intended results and impacts for participating Kansas families, Williams said.
“This is remarkable and requires professional knowledge, diligence and lots of difficult and rewarding work by all PAT program coordinators and parent educators,” she said.
Other highlights from the affiliate performance report include:
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