Amanda Krause-DiScala, Ed.M is an early childhood professional who resides in New Jersey. Amanda has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Scranton and a Masters of Education from Rutgers University. She is completing her PhD in Early Childhood Education at Walden University. She is the Child Care Specialist for the United In Care Pilot Program with United Way of Northern NJ and is the Program Manager for NJAEYC's NJ Shared Resources Platform. She consults here at Bridges to Learning to train and support staff in curriculum, quality early childhood education and other initiatives. She is a single mother to five beautiful children and has a upcoming book on Shared Resources in the Early Childhood Field which will be published in 2022.