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