Quotes from Bev Bos

Bev Bos is the Director of the Roseville Community Preschool, in Roseville, California. She is a keynote speaker for national and international child development conferences, Presenter of workshops and concerts for teachers and parents and the author of Before the Basics, Don’t Move the Muffin Tins, and Together We’re Better.

"EARLIEST ISN'T BEST. FASTEST ISN'T BEST. If what we want for our children is a lifetime of excellence — in experience, in ability, in knowledge — we must be responsible enough to wait and thorough enough to look at all sides of their development."

"Our flexibility and willingness to follow a child’s lead will allow remarkable things to happen, if we let them."

"Children were not born to wear shoes. In our concern for hygiene and safety, we develop amnesia. Give children a break! Remember how good mud feels between the toes?"