Who We Are

Founded in June 1998, the Austin Childcare Providers' Network (ACPN) is a not-for-profit, 501c (3) organization with an active membership of 46 family childcare providers and 7 center-based daycare center facilities.


ACPN childcare provider facilities are in Austin, Maywood, Bellwood, Lawndale, Humboldt Park, Garfield Park, Elmwood Park, and Round Lake. One of our goals is to engage our providers from our network and the immediate community in advocacy and educational work. We do this by familiarizing ourselves with Federal, State, and local requirements through our involvement with multiple partners, including Austin Coming Together, Chicago Public Schools, Rush University Medical Center, Malcolm X College, and more.

ACPN – Board Members

Andrew Born, President

Community Planning, Austin Coming Together

Deirdre Bates, Vice President

Founder & President, Blackwell-Bates Accounting Services

Toni Drisdell, Treasurer

 Senior Accountant, YWCA

Erma Jackson, Secretary

Director, Majestic Family Childcare

Lucy Gomez Feliciano, Director

Community Engagement Director

Here to Stay - Community Land Trust


Faith Arnold, Director

Director, Sun Children’s Inc.

Tiffany Morgan, Director

Officer of Strategic Grants & Evaluation, The Global Food Banking Network

Steve Linn

Retired

Lenita Edgeworth, Intake Coordinator

Easter Seals/Collaboration for Early Childhood

Anthony Scott

Wintrust Bank Senior VP.

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