Tackling childhood hunger and obesity in Maricopa County
First Things First regions in Maricopa County are part of a new systems-building partnership to reduce hunger, increase access to nutritious foods and reduce childhood obesity.
First Things First regions in Maricopa County are part of a new systems-building partnership to reduce hunger, increase access to nutritious foods and reduce childhood obesity.
A recent study has proven that Quality First works to improve the quality of early learning settings and that the scale used to rate programs does reflect distinct levels of quality.
Mobile app helps parents stay informed of their child’s preschool activities and helps child care centers communicate with parents.
First Things First funds voluntary, evidence-based home visitation programs. These one-on-one visits with trained providers have been shown to be an effective way to support and empower families and children.
These volunteers spend their free time working to help their community better understand the importance of early childhood through a variety of ways.
U.S. Census officials are asking early childhood supporters to help ensure all infants, toddlers and preschoolers are counted.
Ensuring a child’s healthy development is a partnership between families, non-profit and public agencies, health care providers, early educators and other providers.
Ensuring that affordable, high-quality child care is available to all was one of several early childhood-related issues named as a priority action.
The number of Quality First child care and preschool programs that meet or exceed quality standards has reached an all-time high of 76%.