Tamar Jacobson, Ph.D. is the Director of the University at Buffalo Child Care Center. She has worked in the field of early care and education for the past 25 years as a preschool/kindergarten teacher, teacher educator, and family counselor. She teaches courses on child development and the anti-bias curriculum and presents widely on the local, state, and national levels. A recipient of the Director of the Year Award 2003 from the National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers, she has also served on the Professional Development Panel of NAEYC.