Region Stories from Phoenix South

These stories illustrate how early childhood programs and services funded by First Things First make a difference for young children and families in communities across Arizona.

Phoenix home-based child care program boosts family’s love of reading in child

January 27, 2024
Quality First Phoenix South

The First Things First Phoenix South Regional Council funds Quality First so families in the community have access to centers that provide quality care and education. Read More

Quality preschool puts Phoenix first grader at top of class

8/4/2017
Phoenix South

Maria Jesus Cervantes’ initial experience with a poor quality child care center left her toddler crying every time she dropped her off.Through Quality…

Family resource center empowers Phoenix boy to find independence

8/4/2017
family resource centers

Felicitas Padron of Phoenix assumed that her children’s learning started with their kindergarten teacher. The mother of three learned otherwise at the…

Brianna Spadafora is Phoenix South’s 2017 Champion for Young Children

6/5/2017
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Brianna Spadafora has been selected as the 2017 Phoenix South First Things First Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local champions who actively…

Quality preschool helps third grader reach top of the class

2/5/2017
Phoenix South

When their daughter Natalia was just 18-months-old, long before preschool, Phoenix resident Maria de Jesus Cervantes and her husband began searching for a…

Scholarship program keep kids learning, parents working

7/18/2016
Phoenix South

As a single mom of three boys, Angie struggled to afford child care while still keeping food on the table. She has let the lights go out…

A safe haven for children in need

7/18/2016
Phoenix South

Walking into a haven like UMOM Hobbs Child Development Center immediately fills you with a sense of comfort and safety. The quiet as tiny…

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