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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.
Every family that comes in for a well-child visit appointment gets an age-appropriate book and development information for their child
The professional development program is designed to strengthen knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and how young kids learn.
The WISH Parent Education Program teachers families about brain development, milestones, communication, discipline and caring for children.
The FTF Pascua Yaqui Tribe Regional Partnership Council funds the workshops to help families in the role of their child’s first teacher.
The FTF Hualapai Tribe Regional Council funds the home visitation strategy which offers individualized support to parents of young children.
When a local child care center in Parker closed, the FTF Colorado River Indian Tribes Regional Partnership Council stepped in.
The FTF Navajo Nation Regional Council funds the Growing in Beauty program to offer individualized support to parents of young children.
The FTF Gila River Indian Community Regional Partnership Council funds the Well Child Family Care program to provide support to teen parents.
The shelter and child care center were recently named Rezilient Champions for White Mountain Apache Children.
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