A school readiness program for children 18-48 months old.

The ParentChild+ Program will help your family in your role as your child's first and most important teacher. Our Home Visitors show you fun ways to help your child learn at home with free books and toys!

We envision a world where every child enters school ready to succeed because every parent has the knowledge, skills, and resources to build school readiness where it starts: the home. Click to view or print our brochure.

What to Expect

  • Throughout the 23 week school year, a trained Home Visitor brings free educational toys and books for your child to keep.
  • Visits are 30 minutes long twice a week and can be scheduled at your convenience, day or early evening.
  • You'll learn creative ways to read and play with your child and become actively involved in your child's education.

Who We Help

Families with a child 18-48 months in Falmouth, Woods Hole or Mashpee. We work together to ensure language isn't a barrier.

How to Apply

Use the form below and we will contact you within two business days. If you prefer, you may email Bethany directly or call us at 508-548-0220. 

Meet Our Home Visitors

Maura Dankert is a trained Home Visitor for the ParentChild+ Program as well as the Coordinator at Bourne for Children, the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant for the Bourne Public Schools. Maura holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and is a proud mother of 4 children. 

Nancy Fitzgerald is a trained Home Visitor for the ParentChild+ Program. Nancy has a bachelor's degree in health and physical education and a master's degree in early childhood. She has taught every age from preschool through college including the Early Childhood Program at Falmouth High School for the past 15 years.

Kim Lang is a trained Home Visitor for the ParentChild+ Program. Kim has a bachelor's degree from Boston College and her prior experience includes 13+ years teaching CCD classes, volunteering in her children's elementary school and working as a teacher's aide at a local preschool. 

Rachael Rhude is a trained Home Visitor for the ParentChild+ Program. Previously, she worked as the children’s program coordinator for several women’s refuges in Scotland and Guatemala as well as an elementary school teacher in the U.K. at a therapeutic school for children who suffered trauma. ​


​The ParentChild+ Program is funded through a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
​There is NO COST to you.