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Gila County task force helps open local early childhood workforce pipeline

October 22, 2026
Gila professional development child care crisis

One key task force initiative is the development of a workforce pipeline to address the estimated 60% child care shortage in Gila County. Read More

preschooler drawing at a table with stencils

Despite continued struggles, child care in Arizona finds support in new ways

2/19/2021
early childhood

Early childhood providers discuss the challenges child care programs face in Arizona and how they are overcoming the odds.

FTF honors three “extraordinary” women for Board service

2/17/2021
board

FTF celebrates the contributions of three outgoing Board members whose collective service spanned more than a decade.

toddler looking surprised while laying on a blue blanket

Sharing how parents can build early literacy by talking to babies

2/11/2021
language & literacy

Kat Willard, Senior Director of Family Support and Literacy at First Things First, shares creative ways to have intentional conversations with your little one.

New oral health care resource launches for National Children’s Dental Health Month

1/21/2021
oral health

FTF and partners coordinated to launch the Healthy Teeth resource in time for February’s National Children’s Dental Health Month.

FTF partners with ZERO TO THREE to promote positive parenting

1/21/2021
ZERO TO THREE

Raising a young child comes with both joys and challenges, and no parent is perfect. To help families do their best in guiding their children’s healthy…

Carletta Tilousi standing at the Grand Canyon

Havasupai Tribal Council Member appointed to FTF Coconino Regional Council

1/13/2021
Coconino

Carletta Tilousi recently became the first tribal leader from the Havasupai Tribe to join the FTF Coconino Regional Partnership Council.

New year brings new opportunities for supporting Arizona’s young children

1/7/2021
early childhood

Challenging times are also times of opportunity. Let us use the momentum to push for meaningful and long-lasting change for early childhood.

Jandi and Cedric from ABC Daycare, wearing masks holding an award

Early childhood staff in Whiteriver honored for ‘reziliency’ during pandemic

12/19/2020
White Mountain Apache Tribe

The shelter and child care center were recently named Rezilient Champions for White Mountain Apache Children.

A Yuma mom shares how home visitation changed her parenting life

12/11/2020
Yuma

The video is a conversation with Yuma mother on the impact home visitation made on her parenting and the success she’s seen in her son.

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