For Parents
For Parents.To help you do the best you can, here’s some information, tools and resources for supporting your child’s healthy development and learning.
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Find free early childhood programs across Arizona
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About FTF
About FTF. Created by Arizona voters, First Things First partners with families and communities to help our state’s young children be ready for success in kindergarten and beyond.
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First Things First 2023 Annual Report highlights outcomes of work and collaboration in Arizona
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Grants
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
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Building strong families one visit at a time
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Get Involved. First Things First partners with families and communities to give all Arizona children the opportunity to arrive at kindergarten healthy and ready to succeed.
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First Things First 2023 Annual Report highlights outcomes of work and collaboration in Arizona
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AZ New Parent Guide

INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR NEW PARENTS IN ARIZONA

Having a baby can be stressful, but you have what it takes. The Arizona New Parent Guide from First Things First is here to help you meet the challenges of being a parent and do your best in caring for your baby. You’ll find tips and information about health and safety, child development, how to help your baby learn and grow, and where to get even more support when you need it. Because all parents need help sometimes.

Becoming a Parent

Learn about pregnancy, childbirth and bringing home your new baby.

Information and inspiration for parents and caregivers of babies, toddlers and preschoolers

Caring for Your Baby

Learn how babies develop and how to care for your baby in the first year.

Caring for Your Family

Learn about taking care of your family’s physical and emotional health.

Arizona Parent Kit

First Things First provides the Arizona Parent Kit – free of charge – to parents of all newborns in the state before they leave the hospital or birthing center. The Arizona Parent Kit contains resources to help parents support their baby’s early development. These tools:

Connect families to helpful resources through the First Things First magazine, which provides information and resources to help parents care for their new baby;
Promote early literacy with a board book to encourage parents to begin reading to and with their child from the very beginning; and
Remind parents that expert help is a phone call away with a refrigerator magnet promoting the toll-free Birth to Five Helpline, which provides free advice and answers to the toughest parenting questions from nurses and other child development experts.

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