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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.
The AZ Healthy Child Care Helpline is available free of charge to Arizona child care providers to connect with a trained health expert.
A recent report from the Morrison Institute for Public Policy has put the annual cost of ACEs in Arizona at $260 million a year.
Inclined sleepers are among the dangerous products to be banned. Reminder: babies are safest sleeping alone, on their back, in a crib.
FTF encourages early childhood providers and educators to share summer safety information with the parents of young kids that they work with.
Just like eating right, taking vitamins and seeing your doctor while you’re pregnant, it’s important to take care of your teeth and gums, too.
FTF has partnered with state and local organizations to increase childhood immunizations in one of the highest areas of need in the state.
The FTF Yavapai Regional Partnership Council funds early childhood mental health consultations to better support the social-emotional development of children.
The FTF Cocopah Tribe Regional Partnership Council funds the a program designed to promote health and reduce obesity in young children in the region.
The FTF San Carlos Apache Regional Partnership Council funds the Developmental and Sensory Screening program for local families.
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