Welcome to the Morgan County R-II Parents As Teachers (PAT)! 

We would like to provide parents with information about our program, its services, and how to enroll. Remember to enroll in our program you must live within the Morgan County R-II School District boundaries. We encourage you to have a look around the national Parents As Teachers (PAT) website to learn more about this wonderful and free program brought to you through our local school district.

What Is Parents as Teachers?

Parents as Teachers (PAT) is a parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5.

Why Join?

As a parent, you are your child’s first teacher and your home is your child’s first classroom. Your baby begins learning at birth. Brain growth and development happen more rapidly during the first five years of life than at any other time. Parents are supported by PAT-certified parent educators trained to translate scientific information on early brain development into specific when, what, how, and why advice for families. By understanding what to expect during each stage of development, parents can easily capture the teachable moments in everyday life to enhance their child's language development, intellectual growth, social development, and motor skills.

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

Our Mission: To provide the information, support, and encouragement parents need to help their children develop optimally during the crucial early years of life.

As a Parents As Teachers (PAT) family you will receive:

• Personal Visits: Your parent educator will share age-appropriate child development and parenting information, help you learn to observe your child, and address your parenting concerns.
• Parents Group Meetings: Opportunities to share information about parenting issues and child development. Parents learn and support each other, observe their children with other children, and practice parenting skills.
• Screenings: Assess your child's overall development as well as health, hearing, and vision.
• Resource Network: Link your family to other community services.

Contact Information:

Little Tigers Early Learning Center (LTELC)

Office Hours: 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. (Tuesday - Friday)

913 West Newton St. Versailles, MO 65084

Phone: 573.372.6261

Kim Murdock, Early Learning Director / E-mail: murdockk@versaillestigers.org 

Elizabeth Gideon, Parents As Teachers Instructor / E-mail: gideone@versaillestigers.org