About the Editors
Deborah Hewitt
Deborah is the author of So This Is Normal Too? and coauthor of Pathways to Play: Developing Play Skills in Young Children and The Optimistic Classroom: Creative Ways to Give Children Hope. She began her work with young children as a therapeutic preschool teacher in the inner city and continues by teaching in a Learning Readiness preschool program. She also consults with childcare practitioners and conducts workshops for early childhood professionals. She has served as a CDA Advisor and on the board of directors of the Minnesota Association for the Education of Young Children (MnAEYC).
Cindy Croft
Cindy coordinates Project EXCEPTIONAL MN, a statewide network for promoting and supporting inclusive early childhood and school-age programs and providers. She has her M.A. in Education with Early Childhood Emphasis and serves as adjunct faculty at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota and the Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She is an active early childhood trainer, specializing in special needs and inclusion workshops. She serves on the board of the Minnesota Early Childhood and School Age Trainers Association.
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