Liberty MO Parents as Teachers

During personalized home visits with a certified parent educator, who is trained in child development, parents are assisted in understanding what to look for in each stage of their child's development. Parent educators offer practical tips to parents on ways to encourage learning, manage behaviors in their children, and promote strong parent-child relationships. 

 At group events parents get together to gain new insights and to share their parenting experiences, common concerns, and successes. Some group events also provide families the opportunities to participate in parent-child activities. 

Liberty MO Parents as Teachers offers annual developmental screening opportunities. These screens provide parents/guardians with information regarding their child’s development in the areas of hearing, vision, dental, nutritional, language, motor, intellectual and social-emotional development. The goals of developmental screenings are to give parents an understanding of their child's development as well as identify any potential concern before it could become an obstacle in their child's development. Developmental screenings for children ages 4 months to 3 yrs 5 months are typically done in the home setting by a certified Parent Educator for families enrolled in the Liberty MO Parents As Teachers program. 

Preschool age screenings for children ages 3 yrs 6 months to Kindergarten entry are typically done at the Liberty Early Childhood Center by appointment. To schedule a developmental screening for a preschool age child, please call our office at 736-5324. What do these screenings look like? Take a look.  

 Families within our program can access other services integrated with Liberty MO Parents as Teachers programs in a broader early childhood program. Parent educators can also provide assistance in finding requested community services.