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Our Vision
All Arizona children birth through age five are afforded opportunities to achieve their maximum potential to succeed in school and life.

Our Mission
To increase the quality of, and access to, the early childhood development and health system that ensures a child entering school comes healthy and ready to succeed.

The First Things First Mission and Vision will be attained through a comprehensive early childhood system that values children as our greatest asset, and recognizes families and communities at the center of decision making.


Our Guiding Principles

Decisions are Made
  • By involving public and private partners and communities
  • By focusing on desired outcomes for all children
  • By emphasizing local planning and implementation
  • By utilizing ongoing and rigorous analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, proven best practices, and system and program outcomes
Programs, Services and Supports are Offered
  • Through an integrated, seamless and accessible system based on high quality standards and proven best practices
  • By focusing on the strengths of the whole child
Funding Decisions Are Made
  • By careful planning and long range forecasting to ensure the level and quality of services are sustained over time
  • To leverage public and private resources that will enhance the ability to deliver high quality services and supports for children
  • By utilizing local decision making for resource allocation
Accountability is Achieved
  • By establishing and tracking key measures of early childhood development and health system improvements
  • By ensuring a rigorous, independent evaluation of the service delivery system and its outcomes
Latest News

Proposed Statewide Strategy Compensation and Retention Incentives Public Comment Requested

First Things First
Annual Report 2008

A Decade of Data
The Compensation and Credentials of Arizona’s Early Care and Education Workforce

BOARD STATEMENT on PROP 105

Statewide Competitive Grant Program-Funding Opportunity Now Available

August 29 Webinar Presentation
FTF Solicits Public Comment Regarding Quality First!
August 1, 2008
FTF Yuma Regional Partnership Council
NBC-KYMA-Channel 11
NEW! Video Highlights of 2008 Early ChildHood Summit

June 29, 2008
Local Control Key to FTF
Prescott Daily Courier

June 26, 2008
FTF Board Approves Council Funding Methodology
June 25, 2008
Feeling the Economic Crunch?
Governor's Office Tips
May 20, 2008
Early Childhood Education PBS/KUAT-TV Tucson
 
   
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