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PimaCountyJTEDsEarlyChildhoodCenteratCanyondelOroHighSchoolCDOinTucsonistherstCareerandTechnicalEducationpreschooltoreceiveave-starratingfromArizonasFirstThingsFirstInitiative.FundedbystatetobaccotaxesFirstThingsFirstFTFpartnerswithparentsandcommunitiestosupportearlychildhoodeducationandhealthforArizonachildrenfrombirthtoageve.FTFassessesallpreschoolsinthestateandonlyfourothershaveearnedave-starrating.Thishasbeenamulti-yearprocessthathastakenusthroughvegruelingassessmentssaysJenniferAtteberry-PierpontEarlyChildhooddirectorteacherandCTEdepartmentheadatCDO.Thisisafantasticaccomplishment.AccordingtotheFTFwebsite90percentofachildsbraindevelopsbyageve60percentofArizonachildrenspendallorpartoftheirdaywithcaregiversotherthantheirparentsChildreninqualityearlylearningprogramsdobetterinschoolhavebetterrelationshipswithclassmatesandaremorelikelytograduateJenniferAtterberry-PierpontCDOEarlyChildhoodDirectorJteDsearlyChildhoodCnrwinsfve-starratingTheCalling20139