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
  
  Birth to Five Helpline
  
  Ages & Stages
Podcast: The Basics of Baby and Toddler Development
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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
Harvard recognizes FTF among Top 25 Innovations in American Government
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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
Read our 2017 annual report
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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
- Take Action
- Early Childhood Summit
Volunteer seats open to those who want to be a voice for young kids
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Parent Kit

From the day a child is born, the care, attention, love and support they experience lays the foundation for their future. This digital Parent Kit is here to help you meet the challenges of being a parent and do your best in supporting the healthy development of your baby, toddler or preschooler. You’ll find information and resources on child development, health and safety, quality child care and school readiness.

Becoming a Parent

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

Parent Kit Infant Category

Your Infant

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

Your Toddler

Learn about caring for a child between ages 1 and 3.

Your Preschooler

Learn about raising a child between ages 3 and 5.

Parent Kit Family Category

Your Family's Well-being

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

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

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. It’s also available for checkout at libraries statewide. The Arizona Parent Kit contains resources to help parents support their child in each phase of their early development, from baby to toddler to preschooler. These tools:

Connect families to helpful resources through the Arizona Parent Guide, which provides 80 pages of information and resources to help parents care for their child, including tips about child development, health and safety, quality child care and school readiness;
Promote early literacy with a board book and book mark to encourage parents to begin reading to and with their child from the very beginning;
Support oral health with a dental kit, provided in partnership with Delta Dental of Arizona Foundation, containing tips about caring for a child’s teeth, as well as tooth brushes – one for a child, one for an adult – and fluoride toothpaste; 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.

The Arizona Parent Kit is endorsed by:

American Academy of Pediatrics, Arizona Chapter
Governor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families
Partners for Arizona’s Children

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