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In her June Dear Reader column, Nancy Rosenow reflects on resilience, community, and the profound impact early childhood educators have on shaping a more just and caring society. She also shares a heartfelt reflection from longtime Dimensions Foundation board member Stan Howard, whose advocacy for young children has inspired so many. Read their thoughtful message in Exchange Community Voices.

https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/85305/

Dear Reader – June 2026 “We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” –Maya Angelou Dear Reader, Maya Angelou’s wise words above seem appropriate for a time when many things in our world can feel quite heavy. As I pondered what I could write in

In the new Exchange Community Voices article, "Supporting the Transition into Kindergarten for Children and Families: Building Community, Comfort and Connection," Jason Surian shares practical ways to help children and families feel welcomed, supported, and part of the classroom community from day one.

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/85060

When children see their cultures, languages, and stories reflected in play, they feel seen, valued, and connected. In the new Exchange Community Voices article, "Protecting Play Through Cultural Affirmation: A Pre-K Through Grade 3 Lens," Ashley Watts explores how culturally affirming play across Pre-K through Grade 3 nurtures identity, belonging, and imagination.

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84977

In the latest Exchange Community Voices Owner’s Circle column, Kathy Ligon of HINGE Advisors shares why understanding your school’s value isn’t only important when you’re thinking about selling. It can also help guide everyday decisions about growth, staffing, investments, and the future you’re building for your program.

Read “The Value of Knowing Your School’s Worth” to explore how valuation can offer clarity, perspective, and a stronger foundation for long-term planning.

https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84857/

The Value of Knowing Your School’s Worth Exchange Owner’s Circle by Kathy Ligon, Founder & CEO of HINGE Early Education Advisors, provides expert insight on timely childcare business challenges and opportunities. Drawing on trends, research, and decades of industry experience, this column offers practical strategies that

In the new Exchange Community Voices article, "Serving Twice-Exceptional Children," Francis Wardle explores the realities of serving twice-exceptional children in early childhood education and the biases that often prevent these children from being fully seen and supported.

The article challenges long-held assumptions about giftedness, equity, and who gets recognized in educational spaces, while calling for a more inclusive understanding of children’s strengths and needs.

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84389

The new Exchange Community Voices article, "Taking Action: Channeling Collective Grief Towards Social Justice and Change," by Jamie Bonczyk and Lucy Recio, looks at grief in a way we don’t often talk about in early care and education, not just as something personal, but as something shaped by policies, community conditions, fear, instability, and loss happening all around us.

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84380/

In this powerful new Exchange Community Voices article, "Trauma Impacts Everyone: Tools That Can Help," Nikki Darling-Kuria shares her experience caring for children on 9/11 and explores how trauma-informed practices can help children feel safe, supported, and connected through difficult moments.

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84385/

Trauma Impacts Everyone: Tools That Can Help In the beautiful sunny early morning hours of September 11, 2001, I had just finished cleaning up breakfast and was preparing to start my busy day with young children in my family child care program when the phone rang. Normally, I would let it go to voicemail when I was fully engaged with the child...

In the new heartfelt Exchange Community Voices article, "Intergenerational Mentoring: Strengthening Early Childhood Communities," Helene Harte explores the power of intergenerational mentoring and how relationships across generations can strengthen educators, programs, families, and entire communities.

"Mentoring is a community undertaking as mentors have mentors and we continue to lift one another up. Everyone benefits as the knowledge, skills and support flow both ways. Relationships are strengthened and the entire community is better for it."

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84293

In A Young Writer’s World, Rebecca McMahon Giles explores how thoughtfully designed environments, meaningful play, and joyful language experiences help young children grow into confident readers, speakers, and writers.

Filled with practical strategies, inspiring classroom examples, and beautiful full-color photos, this book is a valuable resource for educators who want to nurture a lifelong love of words and storytelling.

📘𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: hub.exchangepress.com/shop/young-writers-world

In the new Exchange Community Voices article, "The Power of Play: Why Early Childhood Teachers Need to Play Too," Norline Wild and Michelle Ciminelli explore why early childhood educators need opportunities to play, wonder, laugh, create, and be fully present too. From playful transitions to language games to moments of messy exploration, they remind us that joy is not separate from teaching. It is part of what makes meaningful learning possible.

"Let’s not just teach the value of play—let’s live it in small and large moments."

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://hub.exchangepress.com/articles-on-demand/84296