#258 March/April 2021

DEAR READER
by Sara Gilliam

OUTDOOR LEARNING
Everyone Has a Place to Thrive: Positive Perspectives on Nature Explore Outdoor Classrooms in the Los Angeles Unified School District
by Ranae Amezquita and Dean Tagawa

LET’S DO THIS
Transforming Child Care: Policy Recommendations to Create a Stronger, More Equitable System
by Lynette M. Fraga and Ami Gadhia

CHILD CARE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Boosting Your Connection: Using Child Care Management Software to Enrich Parent Engagement and Communication
by Wendy Young

BETTER TOGETHER
Competitors Unite to Provide Educational Opportunities
by Charles Dinofrio

BIG CONVERSATIONS WITH CHILDREN
Can Children Go to Jail?
by Anonymous and submitted by Cassandra Tondreau

WONDER NEWSLETTER
Learning from Our Challenges: Growing Connections Through a Pandemic
by Kirsten Haugen

REIMAGINING OUR WORK
Innovation: Longing for New Directions
by Raynice Jean-Sigur, Laurice McGinnis Lincoln, Angel Stoddard and Pam Boulton

READING MATTERS
Sharing Rainbows: Children’s Books about Hope
by Jean Dugan

FOCUS ON: ECE IN PUBLIC SPACES

• The Nature Explorium at Middle Country
  Public Library by Tracy LaStella
  
  
• Playing to Learn at The Strong National Museum of Play
  by Deborah McCoy
  
  
• Educating the Next Generation to Care for the Sonoran Desert
  by Marie Long
  
  
• Reveling in Nature: A Child-Focused Space at a National Wildlife Refuge
  by Glynnis Nakai

COVER STORY
Diversity, Inclusion and a Museum for a Classroom: Miami Children’s Museum Brings Learning to Life (Even Virtually!)
by Natalie Williams

LEADERSHIP
Exchange Leadership Initiative

CARING FOR COLLEAGUES
No Shame in Addressing Mental Health How Can I Support my Colleagues?
by M. Meghan Davidson

WORKING REMOTELY
Our New Virtual Reality: Managing and Supporting Virtual Teams
by Syretha O. Storey

CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE
Putting Transformational Leadership into Practice
by D’Lee Babb and Dave Gesler

TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Transformational Leadership of Multicultural Child Care Programs: One Program’s Journey to National Accreditation
by Crystasany R. Turner

NURTURING UNIQUE IDENTITIES
Expanding our Cultural Legacy: A Conversation with Margie Carter and Maya Yoshikawa
by Margie Carter

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Preparing Future Teachers to Support Children’s Nature Exploration
by Molly Gerrish

FINDING CLOSURE
Getting to Acceptance: Closing Hopkins Early Learning Center
by Jamie Bonczyk, Kristen Wheeler Highland and Roz Zuest

MIND BENDERS

IN MEMORIAM
Remembering Billie Young
By Larry Macmillan, Margie Carter, Roger Neugebauer, and Pam Boulton

SUMMER SUMMER SUMMERTIME
Summer Camp 101
by Tracy Galuski and Arlene Rider

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

BONNIE’S GLOBAL CAFÉ
by Bonnie Neugebauer