Laura has taught pre-k, kindergarten, and first and third grades in urban and suburban schools. She has been a lab-school director, a program director, and a professor of early childhood education and child development. She has served as a national validator for the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and as a site visitor for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Programs (CAEP). She enjoys speaking at conferences, leading study tours, visiting early education programs around the world, and being home with her family.