Features

• For Profit Child Care Organizations
• Online Professional Development
• Principles for Teacher Education
• Multicultural/Anti-Bias Education
• Domestic Violence
• Using Environment Scales
• Teachers and Technology
• Legislation and Funding
• Challenging Behavior
• Embedded Training
• Mission Statements
• Wonder: NACC Newsletter
• Beginnings Workshop:
  Child Sexual Abuse




Feature Articles


TEACHER EDUCATION: future directions for EC teacher educators — 10 principles by Colin Gibbs

USING ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALES: making long-lasting changes with the Environment Rating Scales by Thelma Harms

EARLY LITERACY AND NUMERACY: family support for early literacy and numeracy by Anne Kennedy

TRENDS IN FOR PROFIT CARE: economy on the minds of for profit CEOs by Roger Neugebauer

The Exchange Top 50 — North America’s Largest For Profit Child Care Organizations

PLACE FOR BABIES: infants and toddlers in groups by Jim Greenman

WORLD FORUM AT WORK: conference in Cali, Colombia

OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS: outdoor classroom coordinator an interview by Rusty Keeler with Sharon Young

POLICY MATTERS: a new year — the outlook for child care legislation and funding by Eric Karolak

TERMINOLOGY: the terms we use! or what should we call it? by Lilian Katz

MANAGING CRISES: enjoying the good lice by Pauline Davey Zeece

EMBEDDED TRAINING: intentional and embedded professional development by Sandra Duncan

COVER STORY: hope and healing for children affected by domestic violence by Andrea Polites, Karen Kuchar, and Shauna Bigelow

ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: online early childhood professional development by Heather Olsen

PROGRAM SHOWCASE: Mother Earth’s Children’s Charter School by Michael Kalinowski

CRAFTING A MISSION STATEMENT: why have a mission statement? by Susan Hay

MULTICULTURAL/ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION: it’s never too early to begin by Shannon Wood

NACC NEWSLETTER: Wonder — newsletter of the Nature Action Collaborative for Children a Working Forum project of the World Forum Foundation

MOTIVATING STAFF: 12 reasons people love to work for you by Roger Neugebauer



BEGINNIGS WORKSOP


Child sexual abuse

Preventing child maltreatment in infants and toddlers: skills for early care and education providers by Nancy L. Seibel

Child sexual abuse prevention and reporting: it’s everyone’s responsibility by Donna Rafanello

Doing what is right: ethical perspectives on child abuse by Stephanie Feeney

The early educator’s role in the prevention of child sexual abuse and exploitation by Linda Crisalli

Management systems that support child abuse prevention by Lisa Leifield

Creating relational sanctuaries for children who suffer from abuse by Holly Elissa Bruno



REGULAR FEATURES


DEAR READER: 2 million children

MANAGEMENT MAXIMS: “what we seem to have here is a failure to communicate...” by Dennis Vicars

STAFF TRAINING: helping teachers think about technology by Margie Carter with inspiration from Ann Hatherly

EXCHANGE BOOKSHELF

CHILD NUTRITION: who doesn’t like pizza? by Buffy Owens

Mindbenders

FROM A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE: challenging behavior — step by step sifting: part 2 by Roslyn Duffy

PRODUCT REVIEW: favorite things — products we like!

Exchange MARKETPLACE

Exchange CLASSIFIED

A MANNER OF SPEAKING by Bonnie Neugebauer