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For Parents.To help you do the best you can, here’s some information, tools and resources for supporting your child’s healthy development and learning.
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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 home-based Quality First center has a small family setting, a low number of children and a director passionate about early education and children.
At Creation School in Vail, the team of teachers work with children to develop academic and social-emotional skills needed for the rest of their lives.
With help from a Quality First scholarship, the Linos enrolled their son in a licensed in-home child care center in Buckeye.
A Quality First scholarship allowed Talise to enroll in the Indian Oasis Elementary School pre-k program, which helped her grow socially and academically.
Quality First preschool shows parents the importance of daily structure, such as nap schedules, meal times, reading daily.
Quality First center in Fort Defiance helps 2-year-old with conversation and healthy eating habits
More professional development opportunities were provided to the teachers working with young students at the Pacua Yaqui Head Start.
Family and friends encouraged teen mom to enroll at an alternative high school with an on-campus child care center, so she could continue her education.
Scottsdale siblings received early education at Quality First preschool and their positive experiences impacted the entire family.
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