Keynotes/Online Learning/Resources

Ready to move on from policies that replace play and joyful learning with worksheets, direct instruction, and arbitrary standards in early childhood education?

If you’re like most early childhood professionals, your answer is yes! You know young children are meant to be active, experiential, playful learners, and it’s frustrating when you’re expected to implement practices you know to be developmentally inappropriate. Rae is on a mission to ensure that children have the chance to be children and that child development guides all our practices with them. Her books, presentations, online courses, and consulting services are dedicated to helping you develop and educate the whole child, regardless of policies that may ask you to do otherwise. Trusted for more than four decades in early childhood education, Rae has been called a gift to educators and a blessing to children and their caretakers.

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Online Learning

Tools & training for calmer, more cooperative early childhood environments

Online learning gives educators access to high‑quality professional development without the barriers of travel, scheduling, or staffing coverage. When teachers can learn in ways that fit their real lives, they’re more likely to apply what they’ve learned—and that benefits children, classrooms, and the entire system.

Rae’s online courses are designed for real-world early childhood settings. They’re practical, activity-rich, and grounded in prevention-first practice—so educators can immediately put new skills into action.

Educators and programs receive:

  • Lifetime access to revisit content anytime
  • Self‑paced learning that fits around shifts, family schedules, and staffing realities
  • Flexible implementation for onboarding, coaching cycles, and team-wide PD
  • Certificates of completion for professional development hours
  • Cost‑effective training without travel, substitutes, or coverage needs

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Resources for Directors

A central hub for staff training, toolkits, and program‑wide licensing.

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Books

Rae is the award-winning author of 23 books written for early childhood professionals and parents. From the Moving & Learning series to the bestselling What If Everybody Understood Child Development?, all of Rae’s books are intended to improve the lives of teachers and children.

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Merchandise

Do you teach or parent young children? Are you looking for a gift for a coworker or favorite teacher? Educate and advocate in a playful way with these tees, totes, mugs, and more!

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“I shouldn’t have to defend play for children any more than I should have to defend their eating, sleeping, and breathing!”

Early Childhood Education Consultant | Author
Keynote Speaker | Online Educator
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