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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.
Kari Logsdon has been selected as the 2019 First Things First White Mountain Apache Tribe Region Champion for Young Children.
An FTF-funded professional development program helped a Tohono O’odham preschool teacher earn college credit for her degree.
The four-week program gives pre-kindergarten students a chance to get classroom experience and interact with other students and teachers.
The Family School in Phoenix participates in Quality First, which partners with early childhood providers to help young children be ready for kindergarten.
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 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.
The Hualapai Day Care center teachers in Peach Springs focus on preserving the region’s native language by teaching it to the next generation of young…
FTF Tribal Affairs staff meet with officials from 19 federally recognized tribes to listen and learn from tribal leaders to ensure their perspectives are…
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