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Starting Oct. 25, FTF will fund up to 15,000 subscribers to have access to the entire ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) training catalog. Read More
The word daycare can be polarizing for those who know that the first five years build the foundation for later academic success.
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 is the closing keynote speaker at the FTF Early Childhood Summit, where she shares experiences of raising a child with autism.
The free, week-long event offers virtual sessions that explore early childhood work being done in indigenous communities around the world.
A recent report from the Morrison Institute for Public Policy has put the annual cost of ACEs in Arizona at $260 million a year.
FTF is helping to spread the word about Arizona Department of Education efforts to enroll students for fall in-person classes.
FTF is part of a $20 million federal grant project designed to improve literacy for underserved children, such as children living in poverty.
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.
FTF decided a virtual conference on Aug. 17 would provide greater support for Arizona’s early childhood field.
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