JAYANTI TAMBE is the Executive Director of UCLA Early Care and Education. She is the author of A Kaleidoscope of Children. She has also served as the Executive Director of Pacific Oaks Children's School. Before moving to Southern California, Jayanti was the Director of the Rainbow School and Pepper Tree School at Stanford University. She has taught courses on Child, Family, Community, Music & Movement, Supporting Dual Language Learners in a Multilingual Classroom, Health & Safety, Administration in Early Childhood Education, Business and Fiscal Management, and HR Administration in Educational Leadership, among others. Through her appointments by several national associations, institutes, and universities, she has been widely acclaimed for her innovation in teaching practices.