Michelle Salcedo is the chief academic officer at the Sunshine House Early Learning Academy, a chain of over 120 childcare centers located across the United States. Her articles on young children frequently appear on the Sunshine House's website and in the popular childcare journal Exchange. She has worked in the field of early childhood for over thirty years, starting as a "teacher's helper" in her younger brother's center. She has served as a teacher, director, trainer, and family educator in numerous childcare settings across Michigan, South Carolina, and Spain. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina.