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Walter Gilliam

How bias plays a part in early childhood expulsion

  • early childhood

Walter Gilliam presented Early Childhood Expulsion and Bias: How We Can Do Better for Our Children, at the 2019 First Things First Early Childhood Summit.

Kristin Grimm

A new look at advocacy—it’s all about being a problem solver

  • early childhood

Kristen Grimm is the opening keynote speaker for the 2019 Summit. She shares her ideas about advocacy and creating social change.

Quality First teachers practice yoga at child care center

Quality First Center uses yoga and nutrition tips to build family skills

  • Quality First

Quality First center introduces parents to yoga, nutrition information and provides access to community resources to help better care for their children.

Quality First

Updated Quality First website offers new tools for parents seeking child care

  • Quality First

Recently revamped mobile-friendly Quality First website designed to get parents of babies, toddlers and preschoolers the information they need to find a…

impact reports

2018 Impact Reports showcase regional work across Arizona

  • investments

Want to know the impact that First Things First (FTF) is having in your community? Take a look at the 2018 FTF Regional Impact Reports.Every year, First Things…

Quality First technology

Technology helps preschool teachers keep parents in the know

  • early learning

Mobile app helps parents stay informed of their child’s preschool activities and helps child care centers communicate with parents.

art shaped like state of Arizona

Children’s Museum of Phoenix partners with FTF to create art piece celebrating early…

  • AZ communities

A community art project created to promote how a quality early learning experiences make a difference in the lives of young children is now on display at the…

FTF Early Childhood Summit 2018 highlights early childhood across Arizona

The First Things First Early Childhood Summit brought together 1,400 early childhood professionals, stakeholders and champions from across Arizona on August…

Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek gives a prescription for play

  • early childhood

Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek gets the attention of early educators when she asks:  “What happened to play?” in her 2018 Summit presentation

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