Founded in June 1998, the Austin Childcare Providers' Network (ACPN) is a not-for-profit, 501c (3) organization with an active membership of 85 family childcare providers and 17 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.
Lenita Edgeworth, President
Easter Seals/Collaboration for Early Childhood
Deirdre Bates
Founder & President, Blackwell-Bates Accounting Services
Andrew Born, Vice President
Community Planning, Austin Coming Together
Erma Jackson
Director, Majestic Family Childcare
Lucy Gomez Feliciano
Community Engagement Director
Here to Stay - Community Land Trust
Faith Arnold
Director, Sun Children’s Inc.
Tiffany Morgan, Secretary
Officer of Strategic Grants & Evaluation, The Global Food Banking Network
Steve Linn, Treasurer
Retired
Toni Drisdell
Senior Accountant, YWCA
Anthony Scott
Wintrust Bank Senior VP.