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As a mother of three, Trisha Shaffer knows that children learn at different paces.<\/p>\n

She also saw what a difference it made in learning when she enrolled her second child, Tristan, now 7, in a quality early learning center. She wanted the same experience for her youngest son, Dylan.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the time Tristan went to kindergarten he could count to 300,\u201d Shaffer said. \u201cHe could spell his name and he knew the alphabet. He knew all his colors and shapes. He would come home all excited and engaged about what he was learning each day.\u201c<\/p>\n

Now Dylan, age 4, attends Granny\u2019s House, a home-based Quality First child care center in Prescott Valley. The FTF Yavapai Regional Partnership Council<\/a> funds Quality First, which works with home-based and center-based child care providers and preschools across Arizona to improve early learning. Dylan is also a recipient of a Quality First scholarship, which allows eligible families to enroll in participating Quality First programs.<\/p>\n

Find quality child care<\/p>\n

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

Visit QualityFirstAZ.com<\/p>\n

Despite some challenges, Shaffer sees that Dylan\u2019s learning is expanding.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am seeing him change from day to day,\u201d she said. \u201cJust in the last two weeks, I have noticed significant changes in his speech. Whereas he used to talk more like a toddler in how he pronounced words, the number of words in his vocabulary and the way he put sentences together. Now he is beginning to talk like a little boy. His language is developing so much and it has been very interesting to see.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaffer attributes much of that development to the nurturing learning environment Dylan receives at Granny\u2019s House. She explained how important the stability of consistent care from a quality program was for her family at the time that her husband died nearly two years ago.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been huge for me in our situation. The teachers at Granny\u2019s House were especially supportive when the boys would be sad or upset. Everyone there has been so caring. It has given my sons the kind, safe space they needed to get through a very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaffer spoke about the contrast between the child care options that were available to her oldest child, Aris, now 14, and what the boys have experienced in a Quality First program.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Aris\u2019s program, the kids just played all the time. Play is important, but there was no structured focus on learning,\u201d she said. \u201cAt Granny\u2019s House, they work with the kids to teach them their letters and numbers. They have set themes for each week, such as focusing on oceans or other things. There is encouragement for each child to accomplish developmental milestones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shaffer gets joy out of seeing her youngest son interested in reading.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe asks me to read with him more, and he is beginning to understand that the words on the page mean something. Just recently he learned the word: cat. Now he recognizes that word whenever he sees it,\u201d said Shaffer. \u201cHe gets so excited to point it out and say \u201cC-A-T, that\u2019s CAT!\u201d The look on his face when he recognizes that he is beginning to read is priceless.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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