Tag: early care and education

First Things First 2023 Annual Report highlights outcomes of work and collaboration in Arizona

9/15/2023
early care and education

Today’s babies, toddlers and preschoolers are our state’s generation next—the generation that in just a couple of decades will be entering the workforce…

Child care worker in blue shirt talking to a little boy with a blue toy in his hand. early care and education workforce

New national early care and education workforce center designed to support child care workers

7/7/2023
early care and education

One focus will be the workforce pipeline. Many early care and education organizations find it difficult to locate skilled workers.

Week of the Young Child Interview Story - 2023

Celebrating early learners and educators who support their positive development

3/24/2023
early care and education

Week of the Young Child is an annual nationwide celebration that focuses on early learning and the educators who support young children.

Teacher, wearing a mask, is looking up to student, pointing at a card. Quality First program.

Quality First provides ‘comradery among educators’

9/2/2022
early care and education

After opening Casa de Montessori, the center director was looking to improve. Joining the Quality First program was the perfect solution.

First Things First’s Parents Playbook breaks down the game plan for parenting

6/3/2022
parent education/awareness

These short videos take the format of a sports news television program, but the players are babies, toddlers, preschoolers and families.

Focusing on early childhood mental health

5/9/2022
early care and education

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to focus attention on the social, emotional and behavioral health of our young children.Just like their physical…

Woman kneeling in a sandbox with three preschool students.

Pima County collaboration makes high-quality early learning more accessible to preschoolers

9/15/2021
Quality First Scholarships

Early childhood advocates in Pima County have succeeded in securing funding for about 1,200 scholarships for preschoolers.

New funding set to nearly double the number of Quality First programs across Arizona

7/16/2021
early care and education

The funding will allow the First Things First signature program, Quality First, to expand by up to 800 providers over the next three years.

woman holding hand of young girl with backpack

Getting Ready for School AZ

6/30/2021
early care and education

FTF is helping to spread the word about Arizona Department of Education efforts to enroll students for fall in-person classes.

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