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.
- Parent Resources
  
  Parent Kit
  
  Guía para Padres
  
  Birth to Five Helpline
  
  Ages & Stages
Find early childhood programs in your Arizona community
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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.
- What We Do
  
  Our Mission
  
  How We Work
  
  Investments
  
  Publications
- Governance
  
  Board
  
  Regions
  
  Tribal Affairs
First Things First 2020 Annual Report details continued commitment to children and communities
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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).
- Grant Opportunities
- Application Process
- Strategy Toolkit
- Grantee Resources
Building strong families one visit at a time
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Get Involved
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.
- Serve Your AZ Community
- Giving
- Take Action
- Early Childhood Summit
2020 regional Champions for Young Children honored
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Region Stories

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.

Mother holding up a book next to her young daughter

Doctors boost literacy through well-child visits in Whiteriver

December 22, 2020
language & literacy family support tribal White Mountain Apache Tribe parent education/awareness language literacy and culture literacy

Every family that comes in for a well-child visit appointment gets an age-appropriate book and development information for their child Read More

Tempe mom credits kids’ school success to empowering parenting program

7/8/2016
school readiness

Liliana Acosta had five children’s books in her home and would read them to her children every night. But, her daughter’s preschool teachers…

Mom of two finds support at family resource center

7/8/2016
family support

“Even though you think you know it, there’s different ways to parent. It’s not the way we were taught how to parent,” said Elizabeth…

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