About the Author:
Jill McFarren Aviles is the founder and director of McFarren Aviles & Associates, LLC, whose mission is to foster leaders in early childhood development. With a Master's degree in Curriculum Development from Teacher's College, Columbia University, Jill has over 38 years of extensive experience working in United States, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East providing customized training, technical assistance, and coaching to early care and education staff, parents, government and non-governmental organizations. Her expertise includes developing and evaluating bilingual/multicultural early care and education programs, as well as designing and piloting a variety of curricula for early care and education trainers and providers.