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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.
Research shows culturally-based early learning programs with strong native language programs positively influence academic, social and cultural development.
With help from a Quality First scholarship, the Buckeye family enrolled their son in a licensed in-home child care, which serves children ages 1 to 5. The…
The new QualityFirstAZ.com offers tools and information to help you find an early learning program that’s right for your family.
Recently revamped mobile-friendly Quality First website designed to get parents of babies, toddlers and preschoolers the information they need to find a…
First Things First is sharing stories from Arizona families whose children were enrolled in a Quality First child care program and the difference it made.
Arizona has hit an all-time high for the number of child care providers participating in Quality First that meet or exceed quality standards.
The Family School in Phoenix participates in Quality First, which partners with early childhood providers to help young children be ready for kindergarten.
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.
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