8 Working with Young n Children C
About the Author
The quality of this textbook o refl Judy flects
Herr’s intense dedication to early e childhood
education, with over 30 years s of experience
in the fi eld. Judy previously s su pervised and
administered seven children’s ’ programs
at the University of Wisconsi in -Stout. She
also served as the early childhood d program
director and Associate Dean of the College
of Human Development.
Judy has published numerous m books,
manuals, and articles on early r childhood
education. Her articles have e been printed
in such noted journals as Young o Children,
Journal of Family and Consumer m Sciences,
Early Childhood News, and Texas Te Child Care
Quarterly. This text, Working g with Young
Children, has been published d in Spanish,
Chinese, and Arabic.
Judy has been a guest speaker p at
local, regional, national, and d international
conferences. She was invited to Pai Chi
University in Korea as the Distinguished
Invitational International Scholar. She
has participated in the prestigious
Management Development Program
at Harvard University. She is active in
professional associations including the
National Association for the Education
of Young Children. Judy has received
many awards, including the Shirley Dean
Award for Distinguished Service to the
Midwestern Association for the Education
of Young Children. She was also named a
Dahlgren Professor. In 2006, Judy received
the Outstanding Teaching Award at the
University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Recently the University of Wisconsin-
Stout awarded Judy the prestigious
James Huff Stout Award for outstanding
achievement. The award recognized her
for being a national and international
educator; prominent leader in early
childhood education; notable, prolificfi
author; and esteemed researcher.
Acknowledgments
The author and th he publisher would like to thank
the following Staff f in the Child and Family Study
Center, University y of Wisconsin-Stout, for allowing
photography of th he children in their developmentally
appropriate programs: Heidi Anderson, Judy Gifford,
Jami Lynch, Maggie g Olson, Kathy Preusse, Marcia Wolf,
and Moe Hendric ck s.