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Building awareness of no-cost statewide helpline for parents of young kids

5/22/2019
child development

Southwest Human Development and First Things First are partnering to better promote the free Birth to Five Helpline with families of young children.

blue box that says FTF welcomes new board members

New members bring varied perspectives to FTF Board

5/16/2019
board

The First Things First Board recently welcomed three new members: Judge Richard Weiss of Kingman, Vince Yanez of Mesa and Marcia Klipsch of Tucson.

graphic of a mom holding a baby with April 27-May 4

Immunizations provide the power to protect

4/26/2019
health & nutrition

April 27-May 4 is National Infant Immunization Week, meant to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases.

Q&A with AZAEYC Board President Eric Bucher

4/11/2019
early learning

The Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children is celebrating Week of the Young Child, April 8-12.

Linking Leaders programs allows early childhood teachers to build their strengths

3/30/2019
early childhood

The goal of Linking Leaders is to connect center owners, directors and teachers with resources that raise the quality of the children’s environments.

Tohono O’odham Nation elder finds joy in guiding and shaping young children

3/20/2019
tribal

An FTF-funded professional development program helped a Tohono O’odham preschool teacher earn college credit for her degree.

Great expectations realized for southern Arizona early childhood teachers

3/15/2019
early childhood

In-depth professional development has helped southern Arizona early childhood educators earn college credit and work toward degrees in early childhood.

Quality First center in Peach Springs preserving native language for next generation

2/25/2019
Quality First

Research shows culturally-based early learning programs with strong native language programs positively influence academic, social and cultural development.

Little boy in graduation cap with family behind him

In-home child care helps Buckeye boy test early into kindergarten

2/14/2019
early care and education

With help from a Quality First scholarship, the Buckeye family enrolled their son in a licensed in-home child care, which serves children ages 1 to 5. The…

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