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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.
Grants. First Things First invests in strategies and programs that support the development, health and learning of children from birth to age 5 (before kindergarten).
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.
Lack of affordable and dependable child care impacts the gaming industry, which serves as an important economic driver in many tribal communities.
The loss of federal COVID-19 relief funding with no replacement funding has left Arizona child care providers struggling.
Arizonans cited finances, personal issues, work and child care as reasons for not completing education or training beyond high school.
The 2024 FTF Annual Report highlights the outcomes of First Things First’s work in collaboration with partners statewide.
First Things First CEO Melinda Morrison Gulick will be part of a panel discussion on Arizona Talks, which provides a dialogue to public policy topics.
The FTF Coconino Region team works daily to create a common understanding of the challenges families face as they raise their young children.
The recently released survey showed that 77% of all voters believe Arizona should invest more in child care.
Yuma leaders discuss the economic impact of the child care crisis and create a taskforce to raise solutions.
In Arizona on average, businesses lose $2,020 per working parent annually through reduced revenue and in extra hiring costs.
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