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Imagining an Arizona Without a Child Care Gap

July 27, 2026
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 skills alongside their peers. Businesses are filling open positions because more… Read More

graphic of a mom holding a baby with April 27-May 4

Immunizations provide the power to protect

4/26/2019
health & nutrition

April 27-May 4 is National Infant Immunization Week, meant to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases.

mom, daughter and parent educator sitting on floor playing with plastic balls.

Building strong families one visit at a time

4/18/2019
strong families

First Things First funds voluntary, evidence-based home visitation programs. These one-on-one visits with trained providers have been shown to be an effective…

Former longtime FTF Chair shares farewell

4/18/2019
board

Nadine Mathis Basha recently completed her service as the longest serving Board member in FTF history.

Preventing child abuse starts with strengthening families

4/17/2019
strong families

April is National Child Abuse Awareness Month, but prevention activities can happen every day. One way families can help prevent child abuse is to mitigate…

Q&A with AZAEYC Board President Eric Bucher

4/11/2019
early learning

The Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children is celebrating Week of the Young Child, April 8-12.

Avondale family resource center celebrates 10-year anniversary

4/5/2019
Southwest Maricopa

The Avondale family resource center is a centralized hub of not only services for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, but a wide-range of social and human…

Linking Leaders programs allows early childhood teachers to build their strengths

3/30/2019
professional development

The goal of Linking Leaders is to connect center owners, directors and teachers with resources that raise the quality of the children’s environments.

Quality First teachers practice yoga at child care center

Quality First Center uses yoga and nutrition tips to build family skills

3/25/2019
Quality First

Quality First center introduces parents to yoga, nutrition information and provides access to community resources to help better care for their children.

Tohono O’odham Nation elder finds joy in guiding and shaping young children

3/20/2019
professional development

An FTF-funded professional development program helped a Tohono O’odham preschool teacher earn college credit for her degree.

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