About ASCC
The Association for Supportive Child Care was founded in 1976 as a private, non-profit corporation dedicated to enhancing the quality of care for children in Arizona. Every program at ASCC meets a unique set of needs within the child care and early education field. The need for child care continues to be critical. Today, ASCC staff continue to help bring affordable, accessible, quality care to Arizona children and families.
At ASCC We:
• Provide training and education to individuals in the child care field
• Support quality child care through accreditation programs
• Help parents find child care that meets their needs
• Reimburse providers for nutritious meals served to children in family child care
• Offer support and training to those who care for the children of family and friends
• Encourage child care professionals to continue their education
• Link people looking for jobs in child care with employers who have job openings
• Lend toys, equipment, books and resources to family child care providers
• Assist family child care providers with state certification
• Teach school-age children how to be safe when home alone and on the Internet
• Provide an after school "warm line" for children who are home alone
• Assist refugee families settling in Arizona with their child care needs
ASCC Board of Directors
- President
- Brenda Fleming, Ed.D.
- Retired ASCC Program Manager
- Secretary
- Beth Blue Swadener, Ph.D.
- Professor of Early Childhood Studies Arizona State University
- Vice-President
- Glen Honig
- Associate General Counsel
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation
- Treasurer
- Mark C. Meschino
- Owner, M & M Productions
Board Members
- Sonia Filan
- Director of Institutional Advancement Mesa Community College
- Elsie G. J. Moore, Ph.D.
- Professor, School of Social Transformation Arizona State University
- Jodi R. Liggett
- Senior Policy Advisor
Office of Mayor Stanton
- Senior Policy Advisor
- Larry Van Quathem
- Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch
- Financial Advisor
- Leslie Anderson
- Academic Advisor,
Agua Fria Union High School District
- Academic Advisor,
- Patricia Whitcomb
- Retired
- Retired
- Susan Wilkins
- Executive Director
Association for Supportive Child Care
- Executive Director
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The Association for Supportive Child Care does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender affiliation, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
