Jeff A. Johnson spent twenty-five years as a child care provider in centre- and home-based programs. He now works full time as an author, keynote speaker, podcaster, toymaker, and early learning advocate. He is the author or co-author of many other Redleaf Press books. Denita Dinger has been a child care provider for more than fifteen years and operates ... Read morea family child care program. For the last five years, she has been a frequent keynote speaker at early childhood conferences, focusing on the topics of hands-on learning, learning through play, and transitioning early learning programs from a teacher-controlled environment to one that is child-led and play-based. Show Less