Jeff A. Johnson has more than 18 years of child care experience. A former director of a child care center, Jeff Johnson became a Family Child Care Provider in 2003 with his wife, Tasha. Their program focuses on emergent learning in a play based environment. According to Jeff, "The best thing about our program is the great kids we get to work with each day. Our days are spent with laughs, conversation, play, exploration, discoveries, and fun. We enjoy creating an environment conducive to 'light bulb moments'—you know, the moments where kids grasp new ideas. It is wonderful to get to see them rediscover the world." Jeff travels around the country presenting on topics such as combating stress and burnout in family child care and inexpensive, easy-to-make toys that promote learning. Jeff is the author of the best-selling book Do-It-Yourself Early Learning: Easy and Fun Activities and Toys from Everyday Home Center Materials. His next book on combating stress and burnout in family child care is coming out in spring 2007.

Web site: www.explorationsearlylearning.com

Babies in the Rain: Promoting Play, Exploration, and Discovery with Infants and Toddlers Author: Jeff A. Johnson Product Code: 120031 Price: $15.95 Qty:

Do-It-Yourself Early Learning: Easy and Fun Activities from Everyday Home Center Materials Authors: Jeff A. Johnson, Tasha A. Johnson Product Code: 107401 Price: $19.95 Create engaging and fun activities and toys from materials found at your local hardware store! Learning through play is as natural, important, and easy for young children as breathing. With Do-It-Yourself Early Learning, you can create toys that help children become more confident, stretch their intellect, and encourage play and exploration—all with materials easily found at your local hardware store or home center. Read the Table of Contents or a sample chapter of this book! Adobe Reader is required. . Qty:

Everyday Early Learning: Easy and Fun Activities and Toys Made From Stuff You Can Find Around the House Authors: Jeff A. Johnson, Zoe Johnson Product Code: 110901 Price: $19.95 Qty:

Finding Your Smile Again: A Child Care Professional's Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout Author: Jeff A. Johnson Product Code: 135101 Price: $14.95 Qty:

Keeping Your Smile: Caring for Children with Joy, Love, and Intention Author: Jeff A. Johnson Product Code: 150321 Price: $17.95 Filled with warmth, humor, and honesty, Keeping Your Smile is a resource for anyone who cares for children and who wants to manage their own stress, tension, or anxiety before burnout becomes an overarching obstacle in their daily interactions with children. Jeff A. Johnson, a child care professional who wrote about his own burnout in Finding Your Smile Again, offers strategies, activities, tips, and tools to help you work with children with passion and maintain a satisfying career in the field. Included are profiles of several professionals who have experienced burnout and survived to become stronger, better care providers. Softbound, 224 pgs. Qty: