YOUNG PARENTS PROGRAM

Apache Junction Unified School District

Mountain Shadows Education Center Campus

Earn your high school diploma while caring for your child.

The Young Parents Program is located on the Mountain Shadows Education Center's campus and provides a supportive environment for pregnant and parenting teenageers to continue to take high school courses to earn credit towards attaining their degrees.

In addition, students take parenting courses and care for their children on site in a state-licensed day care center fully equipped with computer labs.

A learning center for the children of young parents enrolled in this program serves three distinct age groups: Infants, Toddlers, and Immediate/Preschool. To supplement parent interaction, children benefit from professional educators assisting in the child's physical and academic developement. The three separate learning areas include.

1. A nursery, complete with a computer lab, provides a place for young parents to study and care for their infants.

2. Toddlers are housed in an area where parents can study while supervising active one and two year olds.

3. Preschool age children have a separate activity area where parents can study while children engage in their own learning activities.

Program Services:

Transportation

Parenting Curriculum

Child Development

Prenatal and Postnatal Physical Education

Community Referrals and Counseling

 

Age Appropriate Children Programs:

Infant Program

Toddler Program

Intermediate/Preschool Program

Contact Us

480-982-1110 ext. 3300

or email us for more information

 

 

Donations: The Young Parents Program is in desperate need of donations to support our program. Raising funds is a top priority. We are eligible for, Arizona Tax Credit donations that can be credited against a person's tax debt to the state of Arizona. Contact the Director for specific items needed.

Transporation:

Transportation services are available to and from school, doctor visits, and any other necessary appointment, but are subject to distance constraints and scheduling availability.

Parenting Curriculum:

Information and instruction on bonding, discipline, nutrition and cooking, grocery shopping, CPR and First Aid, car seat safety, infection control, family traditions and culture, immunizations and more.

Child Development:

Intellectual, social, emotional and physical development of children from newborn to age five.

Prenatal and Postnatal Physical Education:

Parent and infant swim lessons, walking with strollers, ball workouts, tennis, volleyball and more.

Community Referrals and Counseling:

Information and access to parent and infant support in the community.