DEAR READER
KINSHIP
Growing Our Sense of Place and Kinship with the Land
by Rukia Monique Rogers
STAFF WELL-BEING
Creating a Culture of Caring: A Socio-Ecological Well-Being Approach
by Amanda Schwartz and Kimberly Stice
PLAYFUL, POWERFUL STORIES
A Story Festival
by Donna King
PLACE-BASED LEARNING
Languages of Encounter
by Ron Grady
CONNECTING WITH FAMILIES
Parent-Teacher Relationships in Family Child Care Settings
by Lisa Parrish and Lisa Taylor-Cook
BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Making Connections Between Imaginary Play and Deep Learning: Using Teacher Research in Our Practice
by Mary Ann Biermeier, Susanne Kenworthy, and Kristine Lundquist
TOILET LEARNING
I Want to Wear a Diaper Today! What We Learned From Child-Led Toilet Learning
by Ksenia Belous Enabi
FOR-PROFIT STATUS REPORT
Thirty-Sixth Annual Status Report on For-Profit Child Care
by Kathy Ligon
STAFFING
Four Steps to Solving the Compensation Puzzle
by Cady Audette and Kelly Garvey Pellagrini
Staff: The Pathway to Early Childhood Program Success
by Ebenezer Lartey and Ken Jaffe
Attract, Engage, and Retain Staff
by Caroline Jens
Actionable Strategies for Recruitment
by Molly Gerrish
MEMOIR
Healing Out Loud: The Life-Giving Power of Story
by Jamie Bonczyk
UNDERSTANDING TRAUMA
Raising Georgie
by Donna Rafanello
BLOCKS
Block Building: Expanding Learning Opportunities
by Carol M. Gross
MEDITATION
Five Minute Meditation for Preschoolers and Teachers
by Satomi Izumi-Taylor
GROWING REFLECTIVE EDUCATORS
Down and Dirty: The Power of Digging Into Thoughts
by Beth Heimann
COVER STORY
The Purpose and Passion of KLA Schools
by Candy and Roberto Ortega
REIMAGINING OUR WORK
Reimagining Our Work Includes Us All!
by Barbara Grandberry, Lisa Nicholson, Kelly Ramsey,
Vonetta T. Rhodes, Cecilia Scott-Croff, and Pam Boulton
REIMAGINING OUR WORK
Vonetta’s Gift
by Cecilia Scott-Croff and Vonetta T. Rhodes
ADVERTISER INDEX / MARKETPLACE
POEM
Comfort Too
by Vonetta T. Rhodes