Patty Whitelaw Drogue, M.S.

Patty Whitelaw Drogue, M.S., has over 19 years of experience working with young children, their families, and the people who work with them. She is an early childhood consultant and instructor in the Boston area, where her clients range from Head Start and independent childcare centers, to resource and referral organizations, universities and corporate childcare programs. Her work includes developing and delivering seminars for early childhood professionals at all levels, coaching directors and staff on how to work more effectively with each other, and guiding programs through the NAEYC Accreditation process.

Ms. Whitelaw also assists early childhood programs in developing their instructional and orientation materials. Projects have included synthesizing extensive notes and ideas from multiple contributors into a streamlined, user-friendly, effective instructional program; and collaborating with professors from across the country in order to weave their ideas and concepts into a written curriculum for higher education faculty. Ms. Whitelaw earned her Master of Science from Bank Street College of Education in New York City.