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Child care scholarships available for airport employees

September 13, 2022
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The City of Phoenix Airport Worker Child Care Scholarship Program should help more airport worker families afford quality child care. Read More

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Helping bridge the service gap for children with special needs

5/8/2020
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A pilot program is providing support for families who have developmental concerns about their child, but aren’t eligible for special needs services.

Family resource center helps Phoenix boy with quality early childhood experiences

11/15/2019
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At the Family Learning Center, Marta Dardon learned how to create quality early childhood experiences for her children

Anthony and Kim Gathers are the 2019 Phoenix South Region Champions

6/12/2019
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Anthony and Kim Gathers have been selected as the 2019 First Things First Phoenix South Region Champions for Young Children.

Phoenix Quality First center helps children start kindergarten with skills to succeed

12/18/2018
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The Family School in Phoenix participates in Quality First, which partners with early childhood providers to help young children be ready for kindergarten.

Jessica Brown Anna Marie Smith are Phoenix South’s 2018 Champions for Young Children

5/25/2018
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Jessica Brown and Anna Marie Smith have been selected as the 2018 Phoenix South First Things First Champion for Young Children.The award is given to local…

Kindergarten Boot Camp encourages excitement for learning in Phoenix boy

12/19/2017
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When Erica Sarmiento learned about Kindergarten Bootcamp, a Phoenix Public Library program funded by First Things First, she put it on the top of her…

Phoenix boy gets strong foundation from home visitation program

11/7/2017
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After Porsche Brown gave birth to her first child, Zaire, she remembered taking him home and being extremely nervous about being a first-time parent. Even the…

Quality preschool puts Phoenix first grader at top of class

8/4/2017
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Maria Jesus Cervantes’ initial experience with a poor quality child care center left her toddler crying every time she dropped her off.Through Quality…

Family resource center empowers Phoenix boy to find independence

8/4/2017
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Felicitas Padron of Phoenix assumed that her children’s learning started with their kindergarten teacher. The mother of three learned otherwise at the…

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