Child Care & Early Learning
Child care and early learning play critical roles in ensuring parents can work, children can learn, and the economy can thrive. However, not all communities have access to high-quality, affordable child care. In Arizona, an estimated 1 in 4 communities need more child care facilities to support local families, and that need is even greater in rural areas and communities of color. At LISC Phoenix, we provide the tools to help child care providers open, expand, and maintain their child care facilities so that more families can access high-quality child care.
Arizona Child Care Infrastructure Grant
Through the Arizona Child Care Infrastructure Grant program, we partnered with the Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Child Care and First Things First to provide nearly $60 million to child care providers across the state. These grantees made much needed improvements to increase the quality, capacity, and safety of their spaces, ensuring Arizona’s children receive quality early education and more families have access to child care.
$59.6 million
invested directly in child care businesses in 2023
478
child care providers received funding
Resources for Child Care Providers
Guides and Trainings
We've developed a series of self-assessments, facility guides, and businesss resources specifically for child care providers.
Child Care Updates
Subscribe to our email list to learn more about grant opportunities and resources for child care and early learning providers.
Contact Our Child Care Team
For questions about our child care initiatives, email azchildcare@lisc.org or leave a message on our help line: (602) 252-6315. A member of our child care team will get back to you as soon as possible.
