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We don't want anyone to miss out on this well-researched, easy-to-use guide to the baby brain, just because they're wary of free memberships. There are far too many vendors out there trying to fool people into signing up for their free offers, only to hit them up for large purchases later on. We are not that company. We're a nonprofit organization created to change the world through early childhood care and education.

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Nanci J Bradley is an early childhood and family educator, author, teacher, family aerobics instructor, and an all-around fun-loving person. She believes in the power of sleep, healthy eating, lifelong learning, and most of all, PLAY!  She studied early childhood education at Triton College and received her BS in education from NIU in 1986. She received her MA in human dev from Pacific Oaks College in 2011. She lives and teaches in Madison, WI, and is the founder of Early Childhood Rocks, a non-profit org dedicated to creating change through