Linda Kraft, the Director of Hand-in-Hand Learning Land, has seventeen years of experience working with young children and their families. She is the recipient of the Kohl McCormick Early Education Teaching Award in 2004 and is an active member the Kohl McCormick Outstanding Educators Academy.
Additionally, Linda is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and its local chapters, and holds active membership in the National Association of Family Child Care. Linda and her staff are currently engaged in the process of accreditation with National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). She has taught and mentored other professionals and new providers in the early childhood field by teaching classes at Jane Adams Hull House in Chicago and Children’s Home and Aid in Arlington Heights.
Linda earned a B.A. degree in Family Studies from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Her continuing college education has included many early childhood classes at Loyola University Chicago and Oakton Community College.
Sarah Kraft has been a part of Hand In Hand Learning Land for the past five and a half years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Arts Administration from Benedictine University in Lisle, IL. During her time at Hand In Hand Learning Land she has attended numerous conferences and workshops in Early Childhood Development and Education. These include the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the Infant/Toddler Conference, and the Project Approach Conference at the Kohl's Children's Museum.
