Tiffany Ferrette was a senior policy analyst with CLASP’s child care and early education team, with expertise from practice, research, and policy in early care and education systems, racial equity, child well-being, technical assistance, and project management. Tiffany’s work at CLASP focused on state child care and early education technical assistance, disciplinary practices in early care and education settings, and early education. She was also a contributing author and editor of the Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Childhood Development and School Readiness.

Prior to joining CLASP, Tiffany was a policy analyst at the National Governors Association, where she supported the nation’s governors on early care and education, school safety and prevention, and human services policies. Tiffany managed state technical assistance on issues of early care and education and published pieces on child care, health and home visiting, early childhood integration efforts, indicators and measurements, and high-quality preschool.

Tiffany has also worked directly with children and families in the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School program as a classroom teacher, coach, assistant site coordinator, and trainer. She has taught in Bogotá, Colombia as a Fulbright scholar and has supported research efforts on universal pre-K in New York City.

Tiffany received a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Spanish from Villanova University and earned a master’s degree in Education Policy from Teachers College, Columbia University.