QUALITY MATTERS IN
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90% of a child’s brain develops before they start kindergarten. And research shows that the quality of a child’s experiences in their first five years helps shape how their brain develops.
Kids with positive, stable relationships with parents and caregivers, as well as quality child care and preschool experiences, go on to do better in school and in life. They’re more likely to read at grade level and graduate from high school. They are more prepared for college and career. They also tend to be healthier and demand less from the public welfare system. These are better outcomes for kids that also save taxpayers money.
From the parent of an almost-first grader, here are some things to check out ahead of time, before your child’s big day.
The first day of kindergarten is a big step for young kids. Families can use the summer to help make the transition to kindergarten easier.
Read the story of how an unexpected car repair bill led a single mom to realize that the best we can give our children starts with ourselves.
Learn how you can help your baby or toddler develop a love of books and the skills they’ll need to learn to read.
Play is a natural and important way young children discover and learn. Parents and caring adults can do their part by getting in the game.
Getting into things, unrolling the toilet paper and dropping food on the floor are part of how your baby makes sense of the world.
Children with pediatric feeding disorders are more than fussy babies or picky eaters. But it can be very hard for parents to recognize the difference.
Rochelle Kennedy enrolled in the Maternal Child Health program two years ago when she was pregnant with her daughter, Mia. Kennedy learned so much from her…
When Erica Sarmiento learned about Kindergarten Bootcamp, a Phoenix Public Library program funded by First Things First, she put it on the top of her…
Chandler mom Torre Valentine is a big proponent of quality early childhood education. “It helps to set a foundation for how (a child’s) future is going to…
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