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These stories illustrate how early childhood programs and services funded by First Things First make a difference for young children and families in communities across Arizona.

Honoring Carolyn Haro

Carolyn Mawson Haro, of Globe, passed away on July 24, 2025, in Tucson, after living with cancer. Fittingly born on Independence Day, Carolyn was known for her spirited personality and was often described as a firecracker.She was a… Read More

Kari Logsdon is the 2019 White Mountain Apache Tribe Region Champion

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Kari Logsdon has been selected as the 2019 First Things First White Mountain Apache Tribe Region Champion for Young Children.
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Summer transition program helps prepare Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community boy for…

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The four-week program gives pre-kindergarten students a chance to get classroom experience and interact with other students and teachers.

Phoenix Quality First center helps children start kindergarten with skills to succeed

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The Family School in Phoenix participates in Quality First, which partners with early childhood providers to help young children be ready for kindergarten.
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Home-based Quality First center in Mesa helps ‘sympathetic soul’ excel

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The home-based Quality First center has a small family setting, a low number of children and a director passionate about early education and children.
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Vail preschooler builds his problem solving skills at Quality First center

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At Creation School in Vail, the team of teachers work with children to develop academic and social-emotional skills needed for the rest of their lives.

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In-home child care puts quality first and helps Buckeye boy test early into kindergarten

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With help from a Quality First scholarship, the Linos enrolled their son in a licensed in-home child care center in Buckeye.
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Quality First scholarship sets Sells girl on road to educational success

  • Quality First Scholarships

A Quality First scholarship allowed Talise to enroll in the Indian Oasis Elementary School pre-k program, which helped her grow socially and academically.
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Quiet preschooler becomes social butterfly in Black Canyon City

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The high-quality learning environment of the Quality First center supported the preschool student’s vocabulary development, and his overall social growth.
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Quality First center helps San Luis boy with social and literacy skills

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The nurturing environment at a Quality First preschool helped preschooler with skills needed to be successful in kindergarten.

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