Mr. McGuckin has gained a national reputation as “The Child Care Lawyer”. Each year he trains thousands of Child Care professionals on a variety of issues including personnel, administration, infectious disease policies, confidentiality, and other management and legal issues. He is the founding Board President of a county wide Head Start Program and continues to have a strong interest and involvement in the Head Start Program. Mr. McGuckin is Agency Counsel for many Child Care agencies in Pennsylvania and has consulting agreements with Child Care Agencies in most states. He is the co-author of three valuable resources for Child Care administrators: “Current Issues in Child Care”which focuses on legal aspects of operating a Child Care program, “ Model Personnel Policies for Child Care Agencies 1st through 4th Editions” which contains a CD to produce a customized Personnel Policy Manual for your Child Care Agency and “Model Parent Handbook for Child Care Agencies,” which has proven to be a valuable asset to the Child Care industry nationwide. In 2003 Mr. McGuckin received recognition from Pennsylvania Pathways and was awarded the status of “Specialty Discipline Trainer” (SD-0755000)