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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 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.
Drownings are a top cause of injury-related death for Arizona children. Consider these tips to keep your child safe around water.
Food security, especially access to healthy, nutritious foods, is critical for ending both child malnutrition, obesity and for helping young kids be ready for…
Children with pediatric feeding disorders are more than fussy babies or picky eaters. But it can be very hard for parents to recognize the difference.​
​​Efforts underway to increase screening rates and connect families to resources​
Parents and caregivers are the first defense in helping prevent tooth decay in Arizona’s youngest children.
​Gardening became an adventure for young Kelsie Garland when she was introduced to it at Head Start in Bylas.Kelsie was part of a garden program called Grow…
Learn how to keep your child healthy, and when to take him to the doctor.
Learn about well-baby and well-child care to prevent health problems.
Learn about different ways to be successful at breastfeeding.
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