Isabelle Deshaies is a professor of preschool learning support at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR). After obtaining a bachelor's degree in preschool and primary school teaching, followed by a master's degree in the didactics of primary school mathematics, she went on to complete a doctorate in psychology, with a research profile. This research project focuses on the development of mathematical skills and inhibitory control in preschool children. Her research focuses on the development of mathematical skills, the role of the teacher in free play and the development of executive functions in preschool education.