Pima North Region

Arizona’s early childhood agency represents a commitment Arizonans made to our youngest children – that they would have the support they need to start school healthy and ready to succeed. Many young children in Arizona face significant barriers to their success, including poverty, trauma and lack of access to needed resources.

48,064

Population of young children (under age 6)

25%

Percentage of young children living in poverty

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Priorities

The Pima North Regional Partnership Council makes strategic investments to support the healthy development and learning of the young children in the region. The regional council’s priorities include:

Scholarships for children to access high-quality early learning
Strengthening and supporting families through voluntary home visiting
Scholarships for early educators to pursue college degrees and certification

Early Childhood Matters.

90% of a child’s brain grows before kindergarten.

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Regional Key Impact Highlights
[State Fiscal Year 2024]

Strengthening Families and Early Literacy

2617 parents and caregivers attended communitybased language and literacy workshops. This number includes parents and caregivers who may have attended more than one workshop

Quality Preschool and Child Care

235 child care and preschool providers were committed to continuous quality improvement of their early learning programs through Quality First
8777 children attended preschools and child care programs participating in Quality First

Programs Our Region Funds

First Things First supports early childhood programs in Arizona through grants to community organizations that provide services—at no cost—for young children from birth to age 5 (before kindergarten) and their families.

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State Fiscal Year 2024 Total Regional Program Expenditures

Quality and Access	$5,030,011
Family Support	$2,316,952
Professional Development	$652,047
Health	$606,862
Evaluation	$242,898
Community Awareness	$42,812
Total	$8,891,582