Beth Fairchild has forty years of experience in the early childhood/early intervention field. She was instrumental in the development of programs to serve young children birth to five with disabilities and their families in Pennsylvania. She has been a teacher, developmental therapist, administrator of an early intervention provider agency, a Head Start Disabilities Consultant, and the statewide coordinator of a home based early childhood literacy program in PA. In her present position as a consultant with Early Intervention Technical Assistance, she supports programs providing early intervention services in PA, through training and consultation.