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 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.

ACPN – Board Members

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.

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