FTF asks early childhood partners to share child care survey with working families
Any working family can take the survey at: surveymonkey.com/r/mychildcare. Early childhood partners are asked to share the survey, also.
Retaining home visitors is one way to ensure family success
As the largest funder of home visitation programs in Arizona, FTF is working with other state funders to support the home visiting workforce.
Phoenix library program helps parents make the most of talking with their baby
The FTF Phoenix South Regional Council funds the library’s LENA Start program to provide parents and caregivers with ways to learn about positive parenting practices to enhance child development, including language development.
Imagination Library program available in more Arizona communities
Families with young children in many Arizona communities can now register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
Quality First coaching helps create nurturing environments of learning
Quality First helps child care providers in the state improve the quality of their programs to help children be ready for kindergarten.
Darla Holmes is the 2022 East Maricopa Champion
Darla Holmes has been selected as the 2022 First Things First East Maricopa Region Champion for Young Children. The award is given to local champions who actively volunteer their time to raise public awareness of the importance of early childhood development and health. Holmes, who is the director of children’s ministries at FBCScottsdale, organized community … Read More
K. Vilay
kvilay@nullFirstThingsFirst.org K. Vilay has been with First Things First since 2007 and previously served as the Senior Policy Specialist for Family Support and Literacy, the Senior Director for Regional Operations and, most recently, as the Northeast Senior Regional Director. During the first five years with FTF, her work within the program department contributed to the … Read More
Sensory and developmental screening helps identify speech delay in Queen Creek
Like many Queen Creek families last year, Tori Shank, her husband Nathan, and their infant daughter Kayleen didn’t have a lot of interactions with other families due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As restrictions lessened, it wasn’t until her family met with relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday that Kayleen, who was 17 months at the time, … Read More
Home visitation helps Yuma mom keep her premature baby on track with his developmental milestones
The Healthy Families home visitation program provides parents with regular in-home visits from a trained parent coach.
Pilot program successfully helps young children living in food deserts access more fresh, locally farmed foods in Phoenix
The farm-to-family model works to distribute locally grown produce to families of young children through FTF’s early childhood partners.