Let’s Grow Together
MOPATA is committed to the belief that all families deserve the highest quality parenting support so that their young children can grow up healthy, safe and ready to learn. As part of this commitment, MOPATA offers learning opportunities on critical issues that support those early care and education providers that work directly with families.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday Collaborative Call Information
Join us for our Monday Collaborative Call 2023-2024 at 9:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. Missouri Parents as Teachers Association will continue to partner with DESE, PATNC, and other key partners so we can all work together to share how we plan to build and strengthen the parent educators and programs across Missouri.
We hope you will join us as we continue to learn and grow together.
April 1, 2024
May 6, 2024
Missouri Parents As Teachers Association’s 2024 Virtual June Retreat June 3 - June 5 Noon - 3:00 pm
We're thrilled to invite you to our Annual June Retreat, now offered virtually for your convenience. Immerse yourself in nine clock hours of professional development, contributing significantly to your annual requirement of 20 hours. Save the dates: June 3rd to 5th, with sessions running from Noon to 3:00 each day.
Join us on this enriching opportunity to enhance your skills and contribute to the success of Missouri Parent Education programs! Members of MOPATA can join for FREE, and everyone is welcome!
Let’s continue to learn and grow together.
Resources
Additional Resources
Advocate
Missouri Parents as Teachers Association (MOPATA) advocates for policies that support families with young children. We help national, state and local decision-makers understand the important role parent/caregiver education and family engagement play in a child's development.
Advocacy is an essential part of building viable, sustainable and successful Parents as Teachers programs and other home visitation programs that support family and child development. It also helps build strong communities that better support the families and children that we serve.
As a parent, parent educator or friend, you have probably tried to influence someone on behalf of another. Advocacy is that simple. It's about building relationships with local, state and national decision makers, educating decision makers about Parents as Teachers and other related early childhood and family support programs, and issues, connecting to your community being a positive voice for families with young children.