Programs

Why do we offer these programs?

Adult Education

Early Childhood Education

Family Life and Parenting Education

Visit Parents as Teachers website for more information.

Visit Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters website for more information.

Early Childhood Education

The Early Childhood Education programs give families the opportunity to participate in a six-year program that ensures children’s healthy development and prepares them to succeed in school.

Bilingual parent educators provide monthly home visits to Spanish-speaking families using the Parents as Teachers (PAT) and Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) curricula. The programs help prepare Spanish-speaking children for school, emphasizing the importance of parents reading to their children and helping children learn basic skills. Books and educational materials are provided to parents to share with their children. The families enrolled in the program also participate in monthly group meetings.

In addition, Focus Points provides on-site Early Childhood Education (ECE) classes for children while their parents attend Focus Points’ adult education classes.

Parents as Teachers (PAT)

• For children from birth to 36 months
• Empowering parents to see themselves as the first and most important teacher of their child
• Age appropriate activities that contribute to children’s intellectual development
• Helping parents monitor their child’s development

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)

• 30-week program of home instruction for children ages 3-5
• Increasing school preparedness, basic literacy, and parent involvement through:
  • Role playing educational activities so parents understand how to help their children learn
  • Making sure children know shapes, colors and letters
  • Reading together to increase vocabulary and discover new concepts

Early Childhood Education (ECE)

• Classes for children (ages 1-8 years) during their parents’ classes
• Increasing school preparedness and basic literacy by:
  • Familiarizing children with a classroom setting
  • Developing motor and communication skills necessary for school
  • Engaging in educational activities individually and in groups