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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.
News and happenings about First Things First
First Things First’s innovative tiered governance structure engages Arizonans as volunteer leaders.
Preventing oral disease and developing good oral health starts at birth. This partnership is providing new parents with tools to establish good habits before…
The award recognizes FTF for educating the public about the value of immunization as a preventive health strategy.
Preventing child abuse and neglect is something everyone can play a role in.
Find out about NAEYC’s Week of the Young Child™, an annual celebration to raise awareness of the importance of quality early learning.
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…
American adults think language and literacy skills are needed to do well in life. Early childhood is the best time to help kids develop them.
The inaugural event highlighted why early childhood is critical to the future of our state and how it links to shared priorities such as healthy children,…
As a parent of a two young children, Dr. Kathleen Vedock knows firsthand the critical importance of the first five years in a child’s development and shares…
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