Requirements
Within how many days of enrollment do you need to complete and document the family-centered assessment?
Within 120 days of enrollment
How often does a supervisor or lead parent educator observe a group connection?
At least one every 6 months
What are the names of two records you are required to use when designing and delivering personal visits to families?
Personal Visit Planning guide and Personal Visit Record
How many group connections do you need to offer to families?
12
What percent of families that received at least one visit during the program year need to have at least one goal documented?
60 percent of families who received at least one personal visit during the program year
When do parent educators need to completed the PAT consent for services?
By the end of the first foundational visit.
What are the three areas of emphasis?
Developmental Centered parenting
Family Well-being
When planning and delivering a group connection what two records to you need to complete?
Group connection planning guide and group connection record
By when do you need to complete an ASQ-3
Within 90 days of enrollment or child's birth. And 9 months, 18 months, 24 months, and 30 months.
How often should you follow up on resource connections?
Quarterly
By when do you need to complete the planning guide?
What percentage of families enrolled need a PICCOLO assessment?
60 percent of eligible families
Quarterly
What should parent educators review prior to help complete your planning guide?
Previous visit records, current goals and resource connections, screening results and milestones.
By when do you need to complete the Group Connection Record?
It should be completed no more than three workdays after each group
When do you review and/or update the milestones?
Before and after each visit
By when should the first foundational visit take place when a family is not placed on the waiting list?
No more than 3 weeks for the initial request for service.
No more than three workdays after each visit
How often should you bring a community resource representative in your group connections?
The affiliate confirms that a community resource representative was present during at least one group connection during the calendar year.
How often do you need to gather and summarize feedback from families? (Survey)
At least once during the program year
Can you name the 5 topics that parent educators are required to receive training on each year?
Child abuse and neglect
Diversity, equity and inclusion
Intimate partner violence
Caregiver and child health and wellness
Substance use disorder
How many key points should you write down?
Minimum of 2 key points is recommended
How many families need to be present in order to count the group connection as completed?
At least one family attended the group. Families in attendance may or may not already be enrolled in PAT services. For example, a family may attend as part of the affiliate’s recruitment efforts.
How many hours of professional development are you required to have for your recertification for PAT?
How many files do affiliates need to submit for review when you go through QEIP?
3
In Visit Tracker, under private contacts what do the colors blue, red and green mean?
Blue - no record created
Red- record no complete
Green- saved as completed
What are the 5 formats that you can choose from for group connections?
Family Activity, ongoing group, presentation, community event and parent cafe.
What percent of families that received at least one visit during the program year need to have at least one resource connection documented?
60 percent of families who received at least one personal visit during the program year
What does QEIP stand for?
Quality Endorsement and Improvement Process
How long should visits last?
Visits approximately last one hour or up to 90 minutes. PAT does not have a specific time requirement, but your agency or funder might.
How many times a year should group connections address each area of emphasis?
Across the calendar year, these group connections addressed each area of emphasis at least once
What Essential Requirement is changing in the 25-26 program year?
ER #13 - First Year PE complete no more than 40 (used to be 48) visits per month. Second year no more than 50 (used to be 60) visits per month.
How often does the affiliate plan need to be reviewed and/or updated?
At least once every 5 years.
Name the 5 parenting behaviors
– Nurturing – Designing/guiding – Responding – Communicating – Supporting learning
What data should you use to decide on group connection formats and topics?
Survey data, attendance data, group connection records and other
What are the names of the 5 PAT records that have been updates for the 25-26 program year and by when do you need to start using these new records?
By July 1st, 2025. Child Health Record, Parent/Guardian Information Record, Prenatal/Postpartum Record, Resource Connection Record and Family Information Record
Name the 4 topics that need written protocols?
Child Abuse and Neglect
Mental Health Issues
Intimate Partner violence
Substance use disorder
To count as a personal visit, it must meet what criteria?
The visit is delivered by a model- certified parent educator. > At least one enrolled child is present when the parents have custody*, along with at least one parent, guardian, or primary caregiver. When a family is expecting their first child, visits are with the expecting parent(s). > Personal visits are delivered to the family unit. Visits are not done separately for each enrolled child. > The visit is designed to include the three major areas of emphasis, documenting the planning process in a Foundational Personal Visit Plan or Personal Visit Planning Guide. > The visit is documented using a Personal Visit Record and maintained in the family file.
Where in visit tracker do you document group connections?
Calendar>group connections>display group connections