Resources

Arizona Early Childhood Funders Collaborative Survey

The second annual survey was commissioned by the Arizona Early Childhood Funders Collaborative, a key partner of the Arizona Early Childhood Alliance (AZECA). This survey confirms that Arizona voters, regardless of political party, understand the connection between high-quality, affordable early childhood education and future educational performance. Learn More

Listed below are many carefully curated resources about early childhood issues that impact the workforce and the children they serve.

Local Resources

Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (AzAEYC) 
Arizona Infant and Toddler Developmental Guidelines and the Arizona Early Learning Guidelines

AZECA

AZECA: Arizona’s Economy Can’t Rise if the Child Care Industry Falls (Infographic)
AZECA: Investments in Early Childhood Education Yield High Returns
AZECA Informative Postcard 2018-Child-Care-Market-Rate-Survey (1)
AZECA: Arizona’s COVID-19 Child Care Crisis
Arizona Department of Economic Security Child Care Market Rate Survey
Children’s Action Alliance
First Things First
First Things First: Find Programs online tool to search FTF-funded programs and services by zip code
Quality First:  A signature program of First Things First, partnering with regulated early childhood providers to make research-based quality improvements for children birth to age 5.
Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children (SAZAEYC)
University of Arizona/Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona: Relationship of Economic Independence and Access to Childcare for Single Moms, 2018 Research Briefing

National Resources

America for Early Ed
Education Week: Top Education Stories of 2018 
Child Trends: Data resource for policymakers, leading foundations, and the general public.

CLASP

Council for a Strong America: ReadyNation Reports: New studies examining the economic impacts of the nation’s child care crisis on infants and toddlers, working parents, employers, and taxpayers describes an annual cost of $57 billion in lost earnings, productivity, and revenue.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP): Reading Report, State Snapshot
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Women’s Law Center
NIEER Annual State of Preschool

University of Chicago Consortium

Urban Institute

Archived Resources for Arizona Early Childhood Legislative Day

Arizona Early Childhood Legislative Day Booklet 2018
Arizona Early Childhood Legislative Presentation 2018
Arizona Early Childhood Legislative Day Agenda 2018
How to Use Arizona Legislative Information System (ALIS)

AZ Healthy Child Care Helpline 
The AZ Healthy Child Care Helpline is a free service from First Things First available to child care providers in Arizona to get answers to questions and expert advice on health and safety during COVID-19. Learn More

 

Arizona’s COVID-19 Child Care Crisis 
How lack of child care threatens Arizona’s COVID-19 recovery, and public policy solutions to consider.  Learn More

 

Making every lesson a STEM lesson 
Research shows no matter how schools are approaching STEM education, they’re on to something by starting early: kids are capable of learning about STEM at a young age and early exposure and understanding of STEM topics can increase academic achievement, persistence and critical thinking. From Jackie Mader of The Hechinger Report. Read More

America’s Childcare Crisis 
“We need to think about it the way we think about K-12 education, which is a public good, something that is completely free to every family beyond the taxes that we pay.” Author Elliot Haspel talks about his new book, Crawling Behind, with Megan Pauly of VPM (Virginia Public Media). Learn More