Sunshine School & Development Center is proud to be an affiliate with the national Parents As Teachers (PAT) program. We have offered this program since 1993. It is an early learning program for families with children ages birth to 5 years of age. We use the PAT National Center’s curriculum, which is based on research that shows greater family involvement in a child’s learning is a critical link in the child’s development of academic skills, including reading and writing. Through this program, families receive personal visits from parent educators 1-2 times a month to provide them with knowledge, guidance and resources to prepare their child(ren) for a stronger start in life and greater school success. Parent Educators also provide group connection meetings each month for an opportunity to meet and network with other families in the PAT program and other programs in the community. Children in this program will also receive hearing and vison screenings from an audiologist and nurse, along with a developmental screening within 45 days of beginning the program.