Quality First

Arizona’s EMPOWER Program Gets Even More National Recognition

By Will Humble|2017-02-10T09:51:17-07:00February 22nd, 2012|General|

Last week the Altarum Institute released a report highlighting Arizona as one of only 10 states to successfully integrate physical activity and nutrition criteria into Quality Rating and Improvement Systems for child care facilities. In Arizona, the quality rating system for child care is known as Quality First and is administered by First Things First. To [...]

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Let’s Get Kids Off to a Healthy Start

By azdhs-admin|2017-02-10T09:51:38-07:00July 19th, 2011|Licensing, Prevention|

We know from research that the first five years of a child’s life are incredibly important. The brain is still being formed, and we have the chance to impact a kid’s whole life by building a strong foundation. One of the best places for public health to get involved is through child care. At ADHS, [...]

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