About the Author

Cathy Sheppard is a former secondary school teacher who discovered the joys of messy play through taking her four boys to Playcentre. Realizing how much learning children do through open-ended exploration and play, she completed the graduate diploma of teaching (ECE) at Victoria University and then Playcentre diploma of early childhood and adult education. Cathy now works as a professional development facilitator ad early childhood teacher. Cathy lives in Wellington, New Zealand.