For Parents
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.
- Parent Resources
  
  Parent Kit
  
  Guía para Padres
  
  Birth to Five Helpline
  
  Ages & Stages
Find early childhood programs in your Arizona community
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About FTF
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.
- What We Do
  
  Our Mission
  
  How We Work
  
  Investments
  
  Publications
- Governance
  
  Board
  
  Regions
  
  Tribal Affairs
FTF’s 2019 Annual Report details how young lives are impacted throughout Arizona
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Grants
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
- Grant Opportunities
- Application Process
- Strategy Toolkit
- Grantee Resources
Building strong families one visit at a time
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Get Involved
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.
- Serve Your AZ Community
- Giving
- Take Action
- Early Childhood Summit
2019 Regional Champions for Young Children honored
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First Things Blog

Information and inspiration for parents and caregivers of babies, toddlers and preschoolers

‘Navigating the New Normal’: Parents and experts on helping kids through the pandemic

May 27, 2020
parenting social-emotional development

A new 20-minute video from Noggin features questions from parents and advice from early childhood experts to help you and your family deal with stress. Read More

A parent's time is a gift

The best gift to give a child? Your time.

parenting

Young kids don’t need expensive toys. Positive, everyday moments spent together with the adults in their lives are what they need most to learn and…

Mom and baby - screen time

Pediatricians’ new recommendations for children’s media use

parenting

Screen time is a tricky issue for today’s parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recently announced new recommendations to help families make…

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