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Arizonans overwhelming support updating early childhood programs’ funding model

  • AZ communities

A recent poll of 600 Arizonans shows 80% support for including vaping and other nicotine products in the early childhood funding model.

Remembering early childhood champion Ira A. Fulton

  • early childhood

Arizona philanthropist Ira A. Fulton, who worked with the Basha family to champion the creation of First Things First, recently passed away.

University of Arizona: Investing in Child Care

  • AZ communities

University of Arizona invested in subsidizing child care to strengthen its workforce, improve retention and better serve the community.

Imagining an Arizona Without a Child Care Gap

  • child care

Picture this: Parents dropping off their children at safe, reliable child care before heading to work. Children spend their day building school readiness…

Maricopa County Kids Club: Investing in Child Care

  • child care crisis

Maricopa County invested in subsidized child care to strengthen its workforce, improve retention and better serve the community.

Community advocates to influence change

  • child care crisis

FTF recently collaborated separately with the cities of Phoenix and Tempe on 2 potential local investments in early childhood education.

Arizona survey highlights ongoing child care challenges for working parents

Child care challenges continue to affect Arizona working parents. More than 800 working parents shared insights about the experiences they face in securing and…

Behind every working parent, there is a child care story

  • child care crisis

Working parents often appear in control, but hidden childcare challenges like costs, illness, and backup gaps can disrupt work and impact business productivity.

Week of the Young Child Proclamations 2026

First Things First recently teamed with the Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (AzAEYC) to celebrate the Week of the Young Child, which…

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