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Navajo/Apache Region

Arizona’s early childhood agency represents a commitment Arizonans made to our youngest children – that they would have the support they need to start school healthy and ready to succeed. Many young children in Arizona face significant barriers to their success, including poverty, trauma and lack of access to needed resources.

navajo-apache

6,166

Population of young children (under age 6)

30%

Percentage of young children living in poverty

(Click for a detailed map.)

Priorities

The Navajo/Apache Regional Partnership Council makes strategic investments to support the healthy development and learning of the young children in the region. The regional council’s priorities include:

  • Supporting access to healthcare for children
  • Scholarships for children to access high-quality early learning
  • Improving the quality of child care and preschool programs
Early Childhood Matters.

Early Childhood Matters.

90% of a child’s brain grows before kindergarten.

Learn why

Regional Key Impact Highlights [State Fiscal Year 2025]

Quality Preschool and Child Care

  • 25 children birth to age 5 received a Quality First scholarship to attend high-quality preschools and child care programs
  • 467 children attended preschools and child care programs participating in Quality First

Preventive Health

  • 2036 children received screenings to detect vision, hearing and developmental issues and prevent learning challenges later on
  • 524 children monitored to receive appropriate screenings to detect oral health issues to prevent learning challenges later on
Programs Our Region Funds

Programs Our Region Funds

First Things First supports early childhood programs in Arizona through grants to community organizations that provide services—at no cost—for young children from birth to age 5 (before kindergarten) and their families.

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State Fiscal Year 2025 Total Regional Program Expenditures

Health $818,659
Quality and Access $243,957
Evaluation $45,200
Community Awareness $20,000
Professional Development $17,807
Total $1,145,623

First Things First Staff

Mailing Address

1630 E. White Mountain Blvd., Suite C2, Pinetop, AZ 85935

928.532.5041

Peter Van Wyck

Regional Area Director

pvanwyck@nullfirstthingsfirst.org 480.825.0050

Britany Crosby

Regional Specialist

bcrosby@nullfirstthingsfirst.org 928.177.2573

Jacuelynn Yazzie

Administrative Specialist III

jyazzie@nullfirstthingsfirst.org 928.810.4306

Regular Council Meeting Dates

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Grant Opportunities

Upcoming Council Meetings

Partnership Council

Regional Publications

  • SFY26 Funding Plan
  • Programs for Families
  • 2024 Regional Needs & Assets
  • 2022 Regional Needs & Assets
  • 2022 Regional Needs & Assets - Family Support
  • 2022 Regional Needs & Assets - Health
  • 2020 Regional Needs & Assets
  • 2018 Regional Needs & Assets
  • 2016 Regional Needs & Assets

Region Stories — Navajo/Apache More Stories from Navajo/Apache

Oral health program helps Show Low siblings learn how to care for their teeth

  • 1/31/2024
  • oral health

The First Things First Navajo/Apache Regional Partnership Council funds the oral health program, which provides oral health screenings and referral and…

Four siblings holding hands in forest, Arizona Children's Association

Parenting classes help mother of four prepare her daughter for kindergarten

  • 12/16/2022
  • Navajo/Apache

The FTF Navajo/Apache Regional Council funds the Arizona’s Children Association to host programs such as Kinder Prep and Brain Time at the Snowflake library.

Welcome new regional council members

New regional council members share expertise and passion

  • 7/8/2022
  • AZ communities

There are 36 new regional partnership council members joining the more than 250 dedicated community members across Arizona.

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