Kristen Ford
Kristen Ford (kford@cntrmail.org) is the Project Director for the ECDEC Preschool for All and FIND Prevention Initiative programs in northwest Cook County at The Center: Resources for Teaching and Learning. She was a prekindergarten teacher for many years in school buildings and child care centers. She holds a Master’s Degree in Education, has her Early Childhood Teaching and Special Education Certifications and her ESL Endorsement. Kristen has earned a Level 5 Early Childhood Credential and her Level II Illinois Director Credential. She is a Creative Curriculum, I-TEACHe, and MyELS Online (the online assessment system for the Early Learning Scale) Train the Trainer. She assisted ECDEC in achieving the Gold Circle of Quality and the Award of Excellence in Inclusion.