top of page

History

 1999 

NYU Langone Health faculty developed ParentCorps to target urgent opportunity gaps for children living in historically disinvested neighborhoods. The first program was piloted in Harlem, New York.

a group of Black children sit at a table drawing. One little boy smiles for the camera.
Pre-K students playing with a puppet in the classrom.
A little girl smiles with her teacher.
Two young children walking outside with their parents.

 2003 

The first randomized controlled trials began to test ParentCorps’ impact in pre-K programs in elementary schools in Brooklyn, New York. Read more on ParentCorps’ sustained impacts on children's academic achievement, mental health and physical health here.

 2010-2012 

ParentCorps was adapted to further fit the system contexts of school districts and Head Starts.

Two young boys with their grandmother.
Pre-K students with their hands in the air playing a game.
School-based staff participating in a ParentCorps Professional Development training.
A group of ParentCorps facilitators including school-based mental health professionals, teachers, and parent support staff.

 2014 

ParentCorps shifted to a new model of training, coaching and supporting school staff to facilitate ParentCorps - helping embed the model more sustainably into the fabric of early childhood programs.

 2016 

ParentCorps launched new partnerships in Corpus Christi, Texas and Detroit, Michigan.

A pre-K child painting with an older child in a classroom.
Illustration of the US map with Michigan, New York, and Texas highlighted.
Children sitting in a circle for story time in their pre-K classroom.
A pre-K student coloring with a crayon at her desk.

 2016 

ParentCorps partnered with the nation's largest school district, the NYC Department of Education, to scale and continue testing ParentCorps as part of Pre-K for All.

 2019 

ParentCorps began a randomized controlled trial led by the University of Texas at Austin to evaluate impact in Corpus Christ, Texas, a school district serving primarily Latino/x families.

A young child and his mother reading a book.
Two children and their mother using a ParentCorps tool at home.
Illustration showing children interacting with their families using ParentCorps tools at home.
Two young children and their parents playing with a ParentCorps tool at home.

 2020 

ParentCorps began offering social-emotional learning tools in English, Spanish and Chinese to support educators, families and children in skill-building at home. Download free tools here.

 2021 

ParentCorps launched new virtual learning series to support educators with topics including adult social-emotional learning and culturally responsive education.

Two children looking at a laptop screen with their mother.
Illustration showing a video call on a computer.
A young boy giving his pre-K teacher a high five.
Two children of color interacting with their teacher in a pre-K classroom.

 2022 

ParentCorps began a new chapter of partnership building to scale its evidence-based model in school districts and Head Start settings nationwide. Learn how to partner with ParentCorps here.

 2024 

ParentCorps celebrates 25 years of impact! Listen to a special anniversary episode of our podcast here.

PC podcast logo (1).png
PC logo 25 years.jpg

Support our work to build a future where all children thrive with a donation.

bottom of page