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: Implementing the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Reauthorization: A Guide for States
- CLASP Policy Brief: Leveraging Increased Resources to Advance Child Care, Next Steps for States
- CLASP: Equity Starts Early- Addressing Racial Inequities in Child Care and Early Education Policy
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.
- Want to Grow the Economy? Fix the Child Care Crisis
- The Economic Impacts of Insufficient Child Care on Working Families
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
- UChicagoConsortium on School Research: A Community Effort to Support the Transition from Pre-K to Kindergarten
- UChicagoConsortium on School Research: Organizing Early Education for Improvement
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