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Latest News

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

May 9, 2025
AZ communities child care crisis

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

New funding set to nearly double the number of Quality First programs across Arizona

7/16/2021
early care and education

The funding will allow the First Things First signature program, Quality First, to expand by up to 800 providers over the next three years.

Doreen Oliver

2021 Summit speaker to share insight to helping parents of a child with autism

7/16/2021
family support

Doreen Oliver is the closing keynote speaker at the FTF Early Childhood Summit, where she shares experiences of raising a child with autism.

Tribal Connections 2021 showcases global perspectives of early childhood care in indigenous…

7/12/2021
tribal

The free, week-long event offers virtual sessions that explore early childhood work being done in indigenous communities around the world.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences now have a price tag

7/9/2021
health

A recent report from the Morrison Institute for Public Policy has put the annual cost of ACEs in Arizona at $260 million a year.

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Getting Ready for School AZ

6/30/2021
early care and education

FTF is helping to spread the word about Arizona Department of Education efforts to enroll students for fall in-person classes.

Three child care teachers training on early literacy, each holding children's books.

Arizona wins $20 million federal literacy grant to improve literacy

6/24/2021
literacy

FTF is part of a $20 million federal grant project designed to improve literacy for underserved children, such as children living in poverty.

early childhood teacher with two young kids

Three months of child care assistance available to some parents returning to work

6/21/2021
early care and education

The “Arizona Back to Work” plan is designed to support Arizonans as they return to work as the state recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Save the date card for the FTF Early Childhood Summit 2021

FTF Early Childhood Summit 2021 is virtual again

6/15/2021
early childhood

FTF decided a virtual conference on Aug. 17 would provide greater support for Arizona’s early childhood field.

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2021 Arizona Champions for Young Children honored

6/9/2021
early childhood

FTF is honoring early childhood champions throughout Arizona who actively volunteer to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood.

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