Parents are their child’s first and most influential teachers!

Join Parents as Teachers to learn about child development and receive free parenting support.

Parents are their child’s first and most influential teachers!

Join Parents as Teachers to learn about child development and receive free parenting support.

Parents as Teachers

Parents as Teachers is a free service that teaches parents about child development and provides parenting support and community resource referrals through home visits with the family once or twice a month and through engaging community playgroups.

To be eligible to participate in Parents as Teachers, you must:

  • Reside in one of the following counties: Hidalgo, Cameron, Zapata, or Webb
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have at least one child under the age of 3 or be expecting a child
  • Be willing to have a Parent Educator meet with you at your home for at least 12 months
  • Early Childhood Development

  • Resource Referrals

  • Parent Support

  • Home Visits

Parents as Teachers

Parents as Teachers is a free service that teaches parents about child development and provides parenting support and community resource referrals through home visits with the family once or twice a month and through engaging community playgroups.

To be eligible to participate in Parents as Teachers, you must:

  • Reside in one of the following counties: Hidalgo, Cameron, Zapata, or Webb
  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have at least one child under the age of 3 or be expecting a child
  • Be willing to have a Parent Educator meet with you at your home for at least 12 months
  • Early Childhood Development

  • Resource Referrals

  • Parent Support

  • Home Visits

For Families

Please register below if you are a family and would like to participate in the Parents as Teachers program.

Para Padres

Por favor, regístrese a continuación si es una familia y le gustaría participar en el programa Padres como Maestros.

For Agencies

Please complete our referral form if you serve a family that could benefit from the Parents as Teachers program.

The first three years of a child’s life are essential for laying a solid and positive foundation in all areas of their lives – education, health, behavior, and relationships.

The first three years of a child’s life are essential for laying a solid and positive foundation in all areas of their lives – education, health, behavior, and relationships.

Learn more about Parents as Teachers, an evidence-based home-visiting model!

Learn more about Parents as Teachers, an evidence-based home-visiting model!

Stay tuned for information on our next Community Play Group!

Stay tuned for information on our next Community Play Group!

Play Group Schedule

May 16th: What’s my Caterpillar Name? (Webb County)

May 24th: Healthy Teeth (Cameron County)

June – TBD

Contact Information

Daisy Puentes, MPA
Program Manager
dpuentes@mhpsalud.org
956-968-3600, ext. 2024

Play Group Schedule

May 16th:
What’s my Caterpillar Name? (Webb County)

May 24th:
Healthy Teeth
(Cameron County)

June – TBD

Contact Information

Daisy Puentes, MPA
Program Manager
dpuentes@mhpsalud.org
956-968-3600, ext. 2024