Amita Bhardwaj is one of India's few certified HighScope curriculum trainers, trained and certified by the US-based HighScope Educational Research Foundation — the same framework underpinning over 50,000 preschools across 20+ countries. As Chief Delivery Officer at Footprints Childcare, she has spent the last decade architecting the curriculum and learning outcomes across 230+ centres serving 60,000+ children across India. With over 30 years in early childhood education, Amita has worked across infant care, toddler development, preschool pedagogy, and educator training. She is also a certified course leader at Landmark Education, the world's largest personal development organisation, which informs her approach to child-centred learning and growth. Amita writes on child development milestones, early brain development, age-appropriate activities, infant safety, and curriculum best practices. All parenting content published under the Footprints Childcare blog is reviewed and approved by her before publication.