In-Home Parent Education Services
In partnership with Visiting Nurse Services in Des Moines, Family Directions of Iowa offers one-on-one parent education for Polk County families with children aged 0-5, using the nationally recognized Parents as Teachers and United Way’s Born Learning curricula. The project is funded through Polk County Empowerment and administered by Visiting Nurse Services. Parent Educators are located in multiple community organizations throughout Polk County. Parent Educators provide parent education, child development screenings, referrals, resources and family support through home visitation and other community parent-child activities. There is no income guideline to qualify for this project, and all services are free.
Another great free opportunity for parents and kids: Play 'N Learn
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Click here to View our Scheduled PEP Monthly Parent Meetings. Contact Jacque at 515.255.9490 or jacque@familydirectionsiowa.org for location and topic of the meetings.
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Boone County Parent Education Project - Parents As Teachers
The Parent Education Project (PEP) is a FREE home visiting program for pregnant women and parents with children ages birth through five who live in Boone County. Parent educators and parents work together to help children learn through play and interaction. Parents have opportunities to learn more about their children's growth and development.
PEP offers the following for your family:
-Educational parent/child activities
-Certified parent educators
-Monthly parent/child meetings
-Parents As Teachers & Born Learning curriculum
-Personal home visiting
Parents are supported by certified parent educators who use research-based information about early brain development to help parents: increase knowledge of early childhood development, improve parenting practices, detect developmental or health issues and increas their child's school readiness.
For More Information Contact:
Janelle Keffer, Certified Parent Educator
Family Empowerment Center
Parent Education Project
724 8th St.
Boone, Iowa 50036
Phone : (515) 432-6034
Fax: (515) 432-6038
janelle@familydirectionsiowa.org
Madison County Parent Education Project - Parents As Teachers
The Parent Education Project (PEP) is a FREE home visiting program for pregnant women and parents with children ages birth through five who live in Madison County.
Parent educators and parents work together to help children learn through play and interaction. Parents have opportunities to learn more about their children's growth and development.
Madison County Parents as Teachers offers the following for your family:
- Educational parent/child activities
- Certified parent educators
- Monthly parent/child meetings
- Parents As Teachers & Born Learning curriculum
- Personal home visiting
Parents are supported by certified parent educators who use research-based information about early brain development to help parents:
- Increase knowledge of early childhood development,
- Improve parenting practices,
- Detect developmental or health issues
- Increase their child's school readiness.
For more information please contact:
Sarah Anker, B.S, Certified Parent Educator
Family Support Center, Stork’s Nest and Parents as Teachers
115 East Washington, Suite 5
Winterset, Iowa 50273
Phone: (515) 462-5182
sarah@familydirectionsiowa.org
