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Angela Mussi Community Outreach Coordinator Dr. Deborah Pischke Chair, FTF Northwest Maricopa Regional Partnership Council and PUSD Early Childhood Director. Focus on Kids Birth to Five. Learning begins at birth 80% of a child’s brain is formed by age 3 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Angela MussiCommunity Outreach Coordinator
Dr. Deborah PischkeChair, FTF Northwest Maricopa Regional Partnership Council and PUSD Early Childhood Director
Focus on Kids Birth to Five• Learning begins at birth
• 80% of a child’s brain is formed by age 3
• 90% of the brain is developed by age 5
Shonkoff, J. P. (2008). The Science of Child Development and the Future of Early Childhood Policy
Brain Science
Brain Architecture
Image source: Conel, JL. The postnatal development of the human cerebral cortex.Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 1959Center on the Developing Child – Harvard University
• 700 New Neural Connections Every Second
Pre-K through Grade 12 Schools & Educators
First Things First partners with families and
communities so that all children have the tools they need to
start school healthy and ready to
succeed.
To get children ready for school we have to do more than pack their lunches, fill their backpacks, and get them to the bus on time.
In fact, the job of helping children succeed in school starts the day they’re born.
FIRST THINGS FIRST IN OUR COMMUNITY
• Increasing the quality of
early education, including
professional development
• Keeping children healthy
• Ensuring parents and families have the tools they need
FULFILLING NEEDS
7,709 Arizona families enjoyed stronger, more supportive parent-child
relationships
11,433 fluoride varnishes applied to protect against
dental decay
36,000 Arizona children have access to higher quality
child care,
in the past year alone
LOCALLY FUNDED STRATEGIES WITH DIRECT IMPACT IN PUSD
• Improving Access to and Quality of Early Care and Education
Quality First – 15 PUSD Preschools participate Preschool Scholarships – 147 PUSD children Recruitment into the Field –
6 PUSD High Schools benefit
FIRST THINGS FIRST IN OUR COMMUNITY
• Keeping children healthy Oral Health initiative –
Over 700 PUSD preschoolers received dental screenings/fluoride varnishes to protect teeth
• Supporting parents and families Family Resource Centers – One opening at Marshall Ranch in July 2013
FIRST THINGS FIRST IN OUR COMMUNITY
FULFILLING OUR COMMITMENT
• Programs Proven to Work
• Delivering Quality Programs to Kids & Families
• Improved School Readiness for
Arizona Children
WE NEED YOUR SUPPORTGet informed: • Visit us on ReadyAZKids.com• Like us on Facebook or Twitter
Get involved: • Invite us to tell another group
about the importance of the early years
Get ‘em ready: • Connect parents and caregivers to resources
All Arizonans have a shared
responsibility to help Arizona
children grow up healthy and
ready to succeed.
LEARN MORE:
Angela MussiCommunity Outreach Coordinator [email protected]