Curious what your child needs to know for kindergarten? Check out our Let's Get Ready for Kindergarten packet here!

Parents as Teachers Coordinator Sally Phillips

Assistant Superintendent
Kendra Fennessey

Parent Educators:

Tiffany Sherwood Nicole Westrup

Parents as Teachers serves families in the entire Union R-XI District, but is housed at Prairie Dell Elementary.

1911 Prairie Dell Rd Union, MO 63084
Phone: 636-583-1202 Ext 3
Fax: 636-583-4464

Union R-XI Parents as Teachers Facebook

Missouri's Early Care and Education Connections

Franklin County WIC Office

Parents as Teachers is a home visiting program with a focus on child development and parenting. Through regular personal home visits we will discuss a variety of child development topics, parenting strategies, and share in the general joys and challenges of parenting.

Vision:

All children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential.

• Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development.

• Improve parenting practices, in turn increasing children's school readiness and success.

• Help detect developmental delays and health issues early.

• Improve the health and well-being of families in our community, and prevent child abuse and neglect.

Will your child start kindergarten in August 2025? Sign them up for K-Prep!

K-Prep is a 2 hour class held on Fridays during the regular school year. This is a small class designed to give children without daycare or preschool experience a chance to see what school is like before moving on to kindergarten! If you are interested in signing your child up for the 24/25 school year, simply fill out the form below. We will be in touch to finish signing them up!

Fill out this form to request more information! K-Prep Information Request

Each child in our program receives a yearly child development screening. This screening covers communication, gross and fine motor, problem solving skills, social and emotional development, health, vision, and hearing. The screening helps both the parent and the parent educator better understand the individual child's development, set goals, and provide targeted activities to help the child reach milestones.

These events provide families within our community an opportunity to connect with other families, learn new skills, and provide important social experiences for their young children.

DayTime Playgroups are back!! These playgroups are located in the PAT room at Prairie Dell Elementary

1st Tuesday of every month from 9-10am

Please RSVP through our Facebook event page or with your parent educator.