Tamara Hechtner-Galvin is the project coordinator for Getting Ready. This study focuses on strengthening the relationships children have with adults, as well as strengthening the partnerships between parents and their childcare providers. Collaboratively, parents and teachers identify and build on a child’s strengths, establish developmental goals, and create home-center plans to support developmentally appropriate child goals. Hechtner-Galvin's research interests include family-school partnerships, early childhood education, assessment and early intervention. Recently, Hechtner-Galvin has added Project Coordinator for TransformED: Connections for Kids. She earned her doctoral degree in human development and family studies with an emphasis in early childhood education from Iowa State University.