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The Business Side of Child Care

Nearly 100% of child care providers are small businesses. In an industry already stretched thin by narrow profit margins, child care providers can’t cut…

FTF 2025 Annual Report provides in-depth look at investments

  • AZ communities

The new annual report is an in-depth look at the impact of FTF’s investments and collaboration with nearly 80 partners statewide.

HonorHealth: Investing in Child Care

  • case study

Explore how HonorHealth is tackling child care challenges to support working families in Arizona.

Valley of the Sun YMCA: Investing in Child Care

  • case study

Explore how the Valley of the Sun YMCA is tackling child care challenges to support working families in Arizona.

Child care is key to a thriving Arizona economy

  • child care crisis

Money invested in early childhood development yields extraordinary public returns. Economist Art Rolnick talks about the importance of early childhood…
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Parents and caregivers learn how to best support young children

  • positive parenting

Parenting education provides parents with knowledge, skills and resources to help them nurture their child’s development.

Report features child care as essential to building state’s workforce

  • child care crisis

The Building Arizona’s Workforce Background Report offers an overview of trends through the lens of workforce development.

Connecting, convening and catalyzing to crack child care concerns

  • child care crisis

Child care is a common discussion among many businesses. The Glendale Chamber of Commerce is looking to solve this issue through collaboration with businesses,…
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Analysis shows FTF investments contribute over $300 million annually to economy

  • child care crisis

Analysis says that First Things First’s investments in early childhood programs and services contribute millions in state and local taxes. 

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