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Mesa child care centers benefit from Quality First program through professional development for all staff

March 17, 2025
Quality First Southeast Maricopa Quality First Scholarships

Child care provider Toshina Thames, like Quality First, is committed to the healthy development and learning of Arizona’s youngest children. Read More

Conference room with people sitting around tables.

Northern Arizona community members discuss child care challenges and potential solutions

8/23/2023
child care

The forum at Twin Arrows conference center outside of Flagstaff was the second quarterly gathering on Strengthening the Child Care Workforce.

Jessica Jarvi, FTF Phoenix South Regional Partnership Council Member

Spotlight on FTF Phoenix South Regional Council Member: Jessica Jarvi

8/11/2023
Regional Partnership Councils

Jessica Jarvi is the business representative on the FTF Phoenix South Regional Council. She has been on the council for over a decade.

Preschool teacher reaching across a table with little children seated around her. Early childhood college scholarships

College scholarships available for early childhood education students

7/17/2023
professional development

The scholarship covers tuition, books and fees at any Arizona community college or university for those pursuing an early childhood degree.

Child care worker in blue shirt talking to a little boy with a blue toy in his hand. early care and education workforce

New national early care and education workforce center designed to support child care workers

7/7/2023
child care

One focus will be the workforce pipeline. Many early care and education organizations find it difficult to locate skilled workers.

two little boys talking with child care provider in a classroom.

FTF asks early childhood partners to share child care survey with working families

6/14/2023
survey

Any working family can take the survey at: surveymonkey.com/r/mychildcare. Early childhood partners are asked to share the survey, also.

Spotlight on FTF White Mountain Apache Tribe Regional Council Member: Jandi Craig

6/7/2023
White Mountain Apache Tribe

Jandi Craig, a regional council member from the FTF White Mountain Apache Tribe Region, joined in 2012. She is the business representative.

Mom hold small baby, who is wearing a pink bow on her head.

Finding ways to support new and expectant mothers experiencing depression and stress

5/10/2023
mental health

May is National Maternal Mental Health Month and is designed to bring awareness and reduce the stigma of postpartum depression and other perinatal mental…

residents gather at FTF Central East Community Forum

FTF hosts community forum on strengthening the child care workforce

4/24/2023
child care

The FTF Central East Community Forum on Strengthening the Child Care Workforce was the first of a planned set of statewide quarterly forums.

Baby in pink shirt getting hearing screening, developmental screenings

Many children entering kindergarten developmentally and socially behind compared to pre-COVID years

4/19/2023
developmental screenings

During the COVID-19 pandemic sensory and developmental screenings to identify potential delays were often missed.

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