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About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
Today’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers are our state’s generation next—the generation that in just a couple of decades will be entering the workforce…
One focus will be the workforce pipeline. Many early care and education organizations find it difficult to locate skilled workers.
Week of the Young Child is an annual nationwide celebration that focuses on early learning and the educators who support young children.
After opening Casa de Montessori, the center director was looking to improve. Joining the Quality First program was the perfect solution.
These short videos take the format of a sports news television program, but the players are babies, toddlers, preschoolers and families.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to focus attention on the social, emotional and behavioral health of our young children.Just like their physical…
Early childhood advocates in Pima County have succeeded in securing funding for about 1,200 scholarships for preschoolers.
The funding will allow the First Things First signature program, Quality First, to expand by up to 800 providers over the next three years.
FTF is helping to spread the word about Arizona Department of Education efforts to enroll students for fall in-person classes.
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