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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.
Responding to the 2020 Census is an easy, safe and important way to ensure needed resources are provided for young kids and their communities for the next 10…
The 2019 FTF Impact Reports give insight into how First Things First is supporting families and their young children in your community.
By the time children are 3 and 4 years old their vocabulary, attention and general knowledge are predictors of third- and fourth-grade reading comprehension.
A city-funded high-quality preschool program is showing other Arizona cities and towns that investing in its youngest residents pays off.
Walter Gilliam presented Early Childhood Expulsion and Bias: How We Can Do Better for Our Children, at the 2019 First Things First Early Childhood Summit.
The FTF 2019 annual report details working with communities and families to promote school readiness in Arizona’s young children.
Arizona grocery shoppers will have the opportunity in September to help Arizona’s youngest children learn, grow and succeed through a register promotion.
U.S. Census officials are asking early childhood supporters to help ensure all infants, toddlers and preschoolers are counted.
The long-term implications of expulsion and suspension for early elementary school students show that they are at a greater risk of being expelled again.
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