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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 highlights the importance of early learning and the educators who support the… Read More

Expanding access to affordable child care is economic necessity worth $12 billion

  • child care crisis

Report details how strengthening Arizona’s child care system could generate over $12 billion in annual economic output.

Little Nest takes flight as early childhood center in the Pascua Yaqui Tribe

  • child care

Our Little Nest of Enlightenment Early Childhood Learning Center will be a first on Pascua Yaqui Tribe land.
Child care classroom

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

  • AZ communities

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

See how the Valley of the Sun YMCA provides child care solutions to support working families and businesses 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…
Mother reading a book to her little girl. The girl is in her mother's lap.

Parents and caregivers learn how to best support young children

  • parenting education

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

  • AZ communities

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

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