ParentCorps has proven impact for students, families and school communities.
Randomized controlled trials (considered the gold standard in what works in education) show...​
ParentCorps’
full model
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Professional Development for staff
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Parenting Program for families
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Friends School in classrooms
ParentCorps’ full model boosts children’s reading achievement & mental health, based on test scores and teacher ratings of 1,000+ children.
24%
Lower risk of reading below grade level in Kindergarten
Lower risk of mental health problems in elementary school
50%
ParentCorps also has positive impacts on adults: teachers improved their family engagement practices and parents showed greater involvement in children’s learning, two critical building blocks for children’s development.
ParentCorps Professional Development
Professional development alone improves parents’ trust in teachers and school leaders, a critical pillar of positive school climates, as reported by 9,000+ parents over four years.
This is the first evidence of parent-educator relationships improving from professional development, as reported by parents themselves.
4:1
These impacts add up. In a cost-effectiveness analysis, ParentCorps’ full model had a 4:1 return on investment.
return on investment
"Partnering with families and caregivers is essential to a successful school. Thank you for deepening our family engagement efforts across our district and supporting our staff as they cultivate successful relationships with all the adults that are in the lives of our students.”
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​Tishelle Eaton, Deputy Community Superintendent, NYC Public Schools Community District 12
Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development considered the most rigorous registry of evidence-based positive youth development programs, awarded ParentCorps the highest rating for evidence.
The National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, includes ParentCorps in its Compendium of Parenting Interventions.
Evidence for ESSA, a resource on programs that meet ESSA evidence standards, showcases ParentCorps.
The Parenting Curricula Review Database, published by the Office of Head Start Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center, lists ParentCorps as one of 28 research-based parenting curricula to help programs meet Head Start program performance standards.
The California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare, a trusted source for state and federal decision makers, gives ParentCorps their top rating for mental health prevention and/or early intervention.
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ParentCorps is also highlighted by Child Trends, New York State's Aspire Registry, Results for America, and the Scottish Government’s Early Intervention Framework.
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Expanding Our Reach
ParentCorps’ model has been successfully adapted to support school systems and Head Start programs across the country. Beginning with a large-scale partnership with NYC Public Schools, the nation's largest school district, we’ve seen how ParentCorps can transform student outcomes and strengthen relationships between school staff and families.
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In the 2024-25 school year we reached more than 16,000 students through partnerships across 57 early education settings nationwide.
“The work we did together so far is the kind of work that will have a long lasting impact on the changes needed in education. It was so much more than just skills.”
Participant, Tulsa Public Schools
“This training was healing. Our team was really facing internal battles. You truly helped us heal.”
Participant, Educare D.C.
“[ParentCorps] gave me the confidence to know that it’s okay to have good and bad days, and to give myself grace.”
​Caregiver
“Knowing what to expect has made a big difference for [my children]. Since I have been coming to ParentCorps, things have been better at home in terms of tantrums and attitudes. Sometimes you want to set a new example and not carry whatever happened to you as a child over to them."
Caregiver
The Status Quo
The majority of educators receive little to no training and support in family engagement – despite home-school partnership being critical to boosting student outcomes.
of principals and teachers express needing help with family engagement
Only 51% of educator preparation programs offer a course on family engagement
How ParentCorps Works
What Educators and Families are Saying
​Data collected from the 2024-25 school year.
Publications
ParentCorps is one of few early childhood programs to promote children's academic success (24% lower risk of reading below grade level in Kindergarten), mental health (50% lower risk of mental health problems in grade school), and physical health (50% lower risk of obesity in ?), with a 4 to 1 ROI for the full model.