#259 May/June 2021

DEAR READER
by Sara Gilliam

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN
A Historic Federal Investment in Child Care, Explained
by Lynette M. Fraga and Casey Peeks

INTERSECTIONALITY
Supporting Our Teams: Addressing Intersectionality in ECE
by Denise Payton

SWEET SPACES
The Chocolate Bar and the Orange: Designing Classrooms for COVID-19 and Beyond
by Sandra Duncan and Lauren Magee

STRENGTHENING OUR FUTURE
The Future of Early Childhood Education: Part One�"Strengthening Our Profession
by Valora Washington

DAP
Unpacking Developmentally Appropriate Practice
by Francis Wardle

READING MATTERS
Learning from the Wild Things: Celebrating Books about Animals
by Jean Dugan

FOCUS ON: ANIMALS

• All Creatures Grand and Humble: Cultivating Empathy for Wildlife in Preschoolers
  by Terra Herrmann
• Reciprocal Relationships Between Children and Animals Flourish
  by the Staff of Green Chimneys
• Pollinator Gardens for Children: The What, Why and How!
  by Jill Primak
• Animals in the Lives of Children
  by Ruth Wilson

MINDBENDERS

ENLIVENING THE CONVERSATION
No Going Back: Creating the New Normal We Want
by Margie Carter

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Using Collaborative Technology to Foster Social and Emotional Development
by Donna Karno and Beth Hatcher

THE ROAD TO WRITING
Raising Writers: Awakening the Author Within
by Rebecca M. Giles

NARROWING THE GAP
Moving in the Right Direction: Addressing the Racial Opportunity Gap in Education by Creating Culturally Responsive Early Education Programs
by Toshiba Adams

COVER STORY
Under the Gingko Tree
by Diann Gano

FAMILY CHILD CARE
Coaching Family Child Care: A New Approach
by Patricia Dischler and Donna Fowler

WORLD FORUM IN ACTION
World Forum’s Global Excursion!

WONDER NEWSLETTER
A Context for Place-Based Learning with Nature Coordinated
by Kirsten Haugen

REIMAGINING OUR WORK
Centering Blackness in Early Education
by Nadiyah Taylor

CHILD CARE MARKETING
What Sets You Apart? Marketing Your Child Care Business
by Wendy Young

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
More Than One Bridge is Built: Building ECCD in Bhutan
by Margaret Brooks, Chimi Dema and Tshering Wangmo

ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE

BONNIE’S GLOBAL CAFÉ
by Bonnie Neugebauer