Shira Hochman, M.S. Ed, is a graduate of the program in Infant and Parent Development and Early Intervention from the Bank Street Graduate School of Education.

Shira has over 12 years of experience as a preschool classroom teacher in both New York City and New Jersey and practiced as a Developmental Therapist for the NJ Early Intervention System.

She has been an Educational and Developmental Consultant for the last 9 years and enjoys providing guidance to families and educators of young children. Shira has New Jersey state dual-certification as a Teacher of Preschool through Grade 3 and a Teacher of Students with Disabilities.

You see a child play,

and it is so close to seeing an artist paint,

for in play a child says things without uttering a word.
— Erik Erikson