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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.
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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.
The First Things First Graham/Greenlee Regional Partnership Council funds early literacy programs, like Story Time at the Library, to help families foster…
FTF works to support the efforts of tribal communities working on language reclamation in many ways, such as bilingual books.
Kat Willard, Senior Director of Family Support and Literacy at First Things First, shares creative ways to have intentional conversations with your little one.
Every family that comes in for a well-child visit appointment gets an age-appropriate book and development information for their child
Video chat with is a great way to help your little one build relationships and stay connected with long-distance family and friends.
What’s the best way to support the language and early literacy development of very young children? There’s a well-established and growing base of evidence…
By the time children are 3 and 4 years old their vocabulary, attention and general knowledge are predictors of third- and fourth-grade reading comprehension.
After spending a year attending story time at the center, Gabby Martinez said she is confident that Julian will be ready for kindergarten.
When Chandler Aaron was 9 months old, her mom went back to work as a school teacher. Luckily for Chandler, her grandma Barbara Matthews became her full-time…
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