pIma COUNTY - Child & Family Resources

Resources for Quality Child Care
Agency/Organization Resources/Programs Offered Contacts/Websites
Arizona Association
for the Education
of Young Children
(AzAEYC)
- Southern Arizona Association for
the Education of Young Children
(SAzAEYC)
- Yuma Association for the Education
of Young Children (YAEYC)
Arizona Center for Afterschool
Excellence
Arizona Child Care Association
(ACCA)
Arizona Child Care Health Consultant
Support Center
Arizona Department of Education (ADE)
Arizona Department of Economic
Security (AZDES)
Arizona Department of
Health and Human Services,
Office of Child
Care Licensing
(AZDHS)
Association for Supportive Child Care
(ASCC)
Professional association for early childhood
directors, teachers and staff. AzAEYC
hosts a listserv that provides up-to-date
information in the field, idea sharing,
and many professional development and
other opportunities for early childhood
professionals.
The Arizona Center for Afterschool Excellence
is dedicated to the enhancement of child
and youth development and educational
achievement through quality afterschool
programming.
Statewide association for private profit
and non-profit child care center operators.
Government affairs, advocacy, networking,
and resources.
Pima County Health Department is First
Things First’s statewide administrative entity
for Child Care Health Consultation (CCHC) in
Arizona. This site is your opportunity to share
ideas, favorite resources, announcements
and questions. Also you will find current
information regarding health and safety and
CCHC projects.
- Early Learning Standards
- Exceptional Student Services,
AZ Child Find
- Federal Food Program
- Arizona Early Intervention Program
(AzEIP)
- Child Care Administration
- DES Certified Family Child Care Homes
- Empower Pack
- Bureau of Child Care Licensing
- Licensing-required New Staff
Orientation (online video) http://
www.schools.pima.gov/site/pcc_
videos*
- Arizona Self Study Project (ASSP)
- Child Care Resource & Referral
(CCR&R)
- Job Bank
- Quality First!
- T.E.A.C.H Arizona
To learn about the state affiliate of
NAEYC, go to www.azaeyc.net. Here you
will also find the information for your
local chapter of AzAEYC.
http://www.azafterschool.org/Home.aspx
112 North Central Avenue, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602-496-3307
www.azcca.org
2100 N. Central Ave. Suite 225
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602-252-3845
Contact Barbie Prinster for more information
Kathi Ford, CCHC Coordinator
3950 S. Country Club Road, Ste. 100
Tucson, AZ 85714
Phone: 520-243-7761
www.pimahealth.org/pubhealthnursing/
cchc.asp
www.azed.gov/wpcontent/uploads/PDF/
EarlyLearningStandards.pdf
www.ade.az.gov/ess/AZFind
www.azed.gov/early-childhood/
AzEIP: www.azdes.gov/main
aspx?menu=98&id=3026
DES Certified Family Child Care Home:
https://www.azdes.gov/az_child_care/
providers.aspx
http://www.theempowerpack.org/
Phone: 602- 364-2539
Child Care Rules and Regulations :
www.azdhs.gov/als/Child care/rules/
index.htm
* New staff are required to receive basic orientation per
DHS requirement within 10 days of hire.
www.asccaz.org
3910 South Rural Road, Suite O
Tempe, AZ 85282
Phone: 480-829-0500
Toll Free: 800-535-4599
Provider Resources
40 www.azchildcare.org