Parents as First Teachers Act of 1997

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Parents as First Teachers Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible counties to carry out programs to provide: (1) early childhood development and education training to parents in families that receive assistance under State programs funded under part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) of title IV of the Social Security Act, for the purpose of preparing such parents to obtain employment as caregivers of high quality child care services; and (2) supportive services and job placement services to such parents necessary for their participation in such training and their obtaining such employment at the completion of such training. Authorizes appropriations.…