Associations

The following is a list of Family Childcare associations in the area, and is provided for your information only. Please understand that the UCCN does not recommend or endorse any particular association in this list.

State/National Associations

• Illinois Association for Family Child Care (IAFCC)
  2030 Green Bay Road
  North Chicago, IL 60064
  Phone: 847-473-5000
  Fax: 847-473-5055
  www.illinoisafcc.org
  For more information, contact the IAFCC at illinoisafcc@sbcglobal.net
  
  
• National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
  Phone: 515-282-8192
  www.nafcc.org
  Contact(s): Lona Christoffers
  
  

DuPage County

• Lisle Naperville Home Day Care Association
  Phone: 630-961-1274
  www.napervillechildcare.org
  Contact(s): Arlene Tesmer
  Meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month
  
  
• Warrenville Home Day Care Association
  Phone: 630-393-9787
  Contact(s): Barbara Olson
  Meetings are the third Wednesday of each month
  Contact Email: warrenvillechild@aol.com
  
  
• United Child Care Network
  Phone: (630) 343-9820
  www.uccn.org
  Contact(s): Peg Pierce
  Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month
  
  
• Wheaton/Glen Ellyn Child Care Association
  Phone: 630-653-8792
  www.wgecca.com
  Contact(s): Nancy Kaszyca
  Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month
  
  
• Northwest DuPage FDC Association
  Phone: 630-469-4405
  Contact(s): Maureen Lauing
  Serving the Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights area
  Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month
  
  
• Carol Stream FDC
  Phone: 630-540-1455
  Contact(s): Sandy Stich
  Meetings are held on the third Wednesday every other month starting in September
  
  
• Aurora Home Day Care Association
  Phone: 630-898-3891
  Contact: Kim Starkey
  kastarkey@comcast.net
  
  
• DuPage Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC)
  www.dupageaeyc.org
  
  

Kane County

• The Association for Home Child Care Professionals
  Phone: 847-695-0379
  Contact(s): Kim Goritz
  Serving Northern Kane & St. Charles area
  Contact Email: KimGoritz@foxvalley.net
  Call for meeting dates & locations as they change monthly
  
  
• Far West Family Child Care Association
  Phone: 630-466-0243
  Contact(s): Jeanette Kielp
  Serving West Kane County & Sugar Grove area
  Meets 4th Thursday of the month
  
  
• Fox Valley Child Care Providers Network
  Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month
  
  
• Kane County Connection for Family Child Care
  www.c4fcc.org
  Vicki Celia 630-879-3648
  Cheryl Frankowski 847-836-0116
  Meet 4th Wednesday every month (no meeting in December) at Colonial Cafe, McLean Blvd., Elgin, IL
  
  

Will County

• Bolingbrook Family Child Care Association
  Phone: 630-759-9503
  Contact(s): Barbara Rice
  
  
• Will County Child Care Association
  Co-Presidents:
  Diane Morrow - 815.729-3735 DLM@mc.net
  Sarah Hamilton - 815.725-7654 sarazkidz@sbcglobal.net
  Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month
  
  
• Family Childcare Network
  Phone: 815-744-4426
  Contact(s): Christine Adamson
  christineadamson@sbcglobal.net
  Meetings held the second Tuesday every other month starting with September
  
  

Cook County

• An Association for Kids’ Sake
  Phone: 630-504-1207
  Contact(s): Kathryn Mueller
  kjdietrich@wowway.com
  Meetings are held on the first Tuesday each month at Church of the Holy Spirit, Bode Rd., Schaumburg, IL
  
  

Kendall County

• Oswego Home Family Child Care Providers Network
  Phone: 630-554-4722
  Contact(s): Dianna Polinski
  dianna_polinski@comcast.net
  Meetings are usually held on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 7 PM to 9 PM
  
  

Additionally, the Illinois AEYC's website has the list of all the affiliates that provide conferences and updates in their websites.