Elspeth Benton, author of Crucial Time Elspeth Benton has been associated with Early Childhood Education for more than thirty years. She has an MA in Early Childhood Education, taught parenting classes through Pasadena City College, directed a co-op preschool, and two childcare centers in southern California. She lives with her husband in Santa Rosa, California, near her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Elspeth Benton has been associated with Early Childhood Education for more than thirty years. She has an MA in Early Childhood Education, taught parenting classes through Pasadena City College, directed a co-op preschool, and two childcare centers in southern California. She lives with her husband in Santa Rosa, California, near her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. 
