HOME VISITING
For families with children prenatal-kindergarten entry in Pierce, Polk and St. Croix Counties
Parents as Teachers (PAT) Home Visiting
is an evidence-based program designed to promote the early development, learning, and health of children to you, the parent.
With the PAT Home Visiting Program, from birth through kindergarten, parents are equipped with knowledge and resources to prepare their child for a stronger start in life and greater success in school. FRCSCV offers Home Visiting as an individualized parent support and education in the home.
FRCSCV Parent Educators provide age-appropriate child development information, parent-child play ideas, developmental screenings, and opportunities for parents to discuss parenting topics.
FRCSCV is committed to helping families connect with other community resources.
Call 715.684.4440 or email info@frcscv.org for further information.
Parents as Teachers (PAT) Home Visiting Annual Affiliate Reports
Key findings:
- 99% of the families served have at least 1 family stressor – State of WI is at 91%
- 47% of the families FRCSCV served have 4+ family stressors – State of WI is at 31%
- 14.6% of FRCSCV’s population is Hispanic or Latino – State of WI is at 26%
- FRCSCV had 132 total Group Connections – State of WI average is 24 per site
- 76% of 19–35-month-old children reported being up to date with immunizations – State of WI is at 74%
Home Visiting is Delivered by Trained Professionals
The PAT evidence-based model is delivered by a FRCSCV Parent Educator who follow the essential requirements of the model, which provide minimum expectations for program design, infrastructure and service delivery.
There are four dynamic components to PAT Home Visiting
- Personal Visits
- Group Connections
- Resource Network
- Child and Caregiver Screening
Together, they form a comprehensive set of services with seven goals/outcomes:
- Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development and improve positive parenting practices
- Provide early detection of developmental delays and connection to services
- Improve parent, child and family health and well-being
- Prevent child abuse and neglect
- Increase children’s school readiness and success
- Improve family economic well-being
- Strengthen community capacity and connectedness
Research results from over 30 years of Parents as Teachers’ studies show:
- 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