{"id":40373,"date":"2021-12-02T14:02:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ftf\/?post_type=family-stories&p=40373"},"modified":"2021-12-03T04:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T04:48:27","slug":"5-star-quality-first-center-in-mohave-valley-helps-develop-the-whole-child","status":"publish","type":"family-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.ftf-stg.magnetry.com\/es\/region-stories\/5-star-quality-first-center-in-mohave-valley-helps-develop-the-whole-child\/","title":{"rendered":"5-star Quality First center in Mohave Valley helps develop the whole child"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a rural community in northwest Arizona, sometimes it\u2019s a challenge to get professional development to early childhood teachers at the Ft. Mojave Child Care Center in Mohave Valley.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Since enrolling in Quality First, a signature program of First Things First, the center\u2019s teachers have gained experience and access to professional development <\/span>to expand their skills to create learning environments that nurture the emotional, social and academic development of every child.<\/span><\/p>\n

The First Things First La Paz\/Mohave Regional Partnership Council<\/a> funds the Quality First program, which <\/span>partners with child care and preschool providers to improve the quality of early learning across Arizona.<\/span> Research shows that quality improvements to early care programs help children thrive, such as providing training for teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Find quality child care<\/p>\n

earn more about Quality First and search for participating child care providers in your area. Many offer scholarships.<\/p>\n

Visit QualityFirstAZ.com<\/p>\n

The center\u2019s director, Betsy Lewis, is proud of the center\u2019s reputation as one of the best in the area. The center has a 5-star Quality First rating, the highest available through the program. The center is located on the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe and is about 30 miles from Bullhead City. Their students eventually feed into three nearby school districts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe always hear from school districts that they can tell which children had access to early care and education, because they can see how advanced the children are when they are being assessed in kindergarten,\u201d said Lewis, who has been involved with early childhood with the tribe since the child care center opened in the 1980s. \u201cThey are really school-ready.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

At the center, the children are placed into the infant, toddler and preschool rooms, but \u201cwe\u2019re looking at that whole child, physically, emotionally, mentally to make sure that they\u2019re really ready to move to that next step.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Quality First provides coaching to the center\u2019s staff, as well as different learning opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is helping our teachers gain those skills to benefit the children,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cFor example, they\u2019ll help us look at the classroom environment and how we can improve it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Like in the majority of child care centers statewide, the COVID-19 pandemic forced a shutdown of in-person learning for the babies, toddlers and preschools while teachers are still seeing a struggle with the transition back for the students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo many of the children missed the transition from one (developmental) room to the next.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, they kept the 3-year-olds in the toddler room, because they might need extra attention with parts of their development, Lewis said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The children also came back to the center in smaller numbers, but the center\u2019s staff push through. They are also finding new ways of communicating with parents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve learned so much being involved with Quality First,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cParents are also understanding that having this strong foundation when they\u2019re little is critical in a child\u2019s life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She always tells parents to watch as their child is preparing to make great strides.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the starting point to your child\u2019s life,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cWe\u2019re working on the whole child to prepare them for the next step into school and into life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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