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Updated resources for new and expectant parents in Arizona

11/8/2022
expectant parents

Because so many parents go online for advice and answers to questions, First Things First has updated information and resources to support new and soon-to-be…

Child care providers can get free support with Quality First

9/14/2022
child care

The last few years have been very hard for child care providers. Quality First is here to help.

Ages and Stages: Updated developmental milestones

6/15/2022
child development

First Things First has revised our online Ages and Stages content for families with young children to reflect recent updates to developmental milestones from…

Focusing on early childhood mental health

5/9/2022
social-emotional development

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…

Celebrating Arizona’s youngest learners

4/12/2022
AZ communities

Earlier this month, First Things First teamed with the Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (AzAEYC) to celebrate the Week of the Young…

child care provider holding baby in pink in a classroom. Small boy in the fore ground.

Monthly assistance available for Arizona’s child care providers

4/11/2022
child care

The Arizona Department of Economic Security is offering monthly grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to licensed child care providers.

Putting positive parenting into action with young children

3/30/2022
parent education/awareness

FTF has partnered with ZERO TO THREE, to promote Positive Parenting, which focuses on building loving relationships through everyday moments.

Q&A with Melinda Morrison Gulick, CEO of First Things First

3/15/2022
AZ communities

Melinda Morrison Gulick joined First Things First as Chief Executive Officer on March 7. Read her first impressions and future plans for FTF.

Melinda Morrison Gulick chosen to lead FTF as new CEO

2/15/2022
AZ communities

The First Things First Board recently selected Melinda Morrison Gulick as the agency’s next Chief Executive Officer.

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