Staff
Veteran Director Toni Boucher retired in 2020, paving the way for new leadership under current Director Shonna Clark. Shonna has an excellent educational background and a broad range of experiences in child care administration and leadership. Most of this has been in Northern California, where she received her B.A. in Early Education and Care from California State University, Sacramento. Shonna worked for the City of Davis, Child Care Resource and Referral Program, and spent the bulk of her career as the Early Education Coordinator for the City of West Sacramento. In her role there, she worked to develop a City-run Child Care Program as well as implemented the Child Signature Program, a grant funded by First 5 California. Shonna also has specialized training in infants and toddlers through Resources for Infant Educarers© (RIE). She is excited to bring her diverse skills and experiences to help shape the future of ACC
The teaching staff is the most important component of a quality child care program. These are the adults who spend their days with the children, building healthy relationships and creating enriching learning environments. At ACC we recruit teachers who have a strong educational and experiential background in working with young children. We are fortunate to retain teachers who believe in and are dedicated to ACC’s mission of serving a diverse population of children and families through excellent early care and education.
My co-worker, Liz Walker, knew I was anticipating the need for daycare as I was expecting my son, Ronan, last year. She shared with me that her son, Sam, attended ACC circa 1996 and regaled me with tales of the great Director, Toni. I said I’d look into it, figuring the school might not be there 25 years later, and surely this Toni person couldn’t still be there. After a quick and easy internet search, I found ACC, the great curriculum being offered there, and (surprise!) Toni was still Director! After our tour and speaking with Toni, we knew the ACC community was the place for us. Ronan has since become a Busy Bee and Sam was recently married in October of this year. Toni has graciously seen ACC through, literally, generations of children, and as she passes that baton now, we know that Toni has left her mark, and that the community she has created will live on in our connection of amazing families partnered with the new and promising direction of Shonna!
Katie Woo, Busy Bee Parent
