Employer-based Child Care Solutions for Arizona
Child care consultants are experts who develop tailored solutions for your employees’ and business needs.
Executives Partnering to Invest in Children
Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) provides unbiased, expert support to employers who want to explore and implement child care strategies that meet the needs of their workforce and community. Arizona employers have access to:
- Employer-Based Child Care Feasibility & Assessment Guide: A resource to help employers assess the feasibility of offering on-site or near-site child care for employees and understand the key components involved.
- Child Care Navigator Tool: This tool is designed to help employers identify the child care solutions that best meet their unique needs.
Child Care Assessment Survey: This provides guidance on developing a survey to assess your employees’ child care needs.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is a free service in the Phoenix area that supports child care providers in opening, expanding, and maintaining their child care facilities so that more families can access high-quality child care.
Early Childhood Business Solutions
Southwest Human Development’s Early Childhood Business Solutions is a free, statewide program to help child care providers strengthen their business operations. The program offers training, coaching, back-office support and technology tools, including child care management software. These services help providers streamline administrative tasks, improve budgeting and record-keeping and adopt more efficient business practices. Support is offered in different tiers so providers can access the level of help that best fits their needs.
Tootris
Tootris helps child care providers on their real-time platform to grow their business by increasing visibility to families, streamlining enrollments and payments through their management tools and offering marketing and operational support.