The Kimble Group, LLC

Tomorrow: 34th Annual African American Book Fair! 📚✨

Here’s why you can’t miss it: Representation for children matters. When kids see themselves in stories, they don’t just read they build their confidence, their zone of genius, and the belief that anything is possible.

This isn’t just a book fair it’s an experience that shapes identity, sparks curiosity, and inspires dreams.

Bring your little ones, explore amazing authors, and show them the power of seeing themselves reflected in the stories they love.

Stories, are what we have, really to make sense of things. Children don’t learn best through instruction. They learn through STORIES.

African American Authors such as Octavia E. Butler challenged us all, especially women of color, with the task of creating our own worlds and writing ourselves in.

She introduced us to Afrofuturism a form of artistic expression and social activism to examine the African diasporic culture merged with science fiction, technology, and fantasy to reimagine, reclaim, and explore black life and liberation.

It positions people of color as creators of knowledge, technology, and their own destiny, rather than victims of circumstance. In her work like Kindred and Parable of the Sower, Octavia Butler moved us forward to revisit the past only as a foundation to imagine, and create more empowering futures where people of color are the hero’s and heroines, where their experiences are front and center.

In doing so, she invited us to imagine a better future and then work toward creating it.

Childcare owners are carrying more than people realize.

Not just schedules.
Not just licensing.
Not just long days.

They carry trust.
They carry responsibility.
They carry the early moments that shape who children become.

This work isn’t “just watching kids.”
It’s helping build confidence, safety, curiosity, and care day after day.

What happens in early childhood doesn’t stay there.
It echoes through families, communities, and generations.

And yet, so much of this work happens quietly.
Without recognition.
Without rest.

If you’re a provider reading this,
your work matters more than you’re often told.

Please pass this on to another childcare owner or provider.
Someone who deserves to feel seen today. 🤍

📣 Philly ECE Providers — Please Read & Save

If you own or operate a childcare program in Philadelphia, this is an important resource 👇🏽

The City is now offering FREE business tax preparation support to help small business owners file their taxes — including BIRT, which many providers are being required to file for the first time.

✨ This support includes:
• Free tax prep assistance
• Help with city, state & federal returns
• Multilingual services
• Support for first-time filers

🗓 BIRT deadline: April 15

And if you are a new provider, a Keystone STARS Level 1, or aspiring to move up, please know this too 💚

Our Aspire to Inspire Program offers guidance with:
• Understanding the business side of childcare
• Financial organization & budgeting
• Preparing for growth and sustainability
• Support as you work toward higher STARS levels

Visit: www.atis.kimblegrp.com

You don’t have to navigate the business or financial side of this work alone.
Support exists

✨ Share this with another provider who may need it.

When the world feels chaotic, Dr. King’s life reminds us that hope is not passive, it is taught, practiced, and lived. Through early education, we plant seeds of courage, compassion, and the ability to dream beyond our current reality toward the world we know is possible, in the hearts of our children.

One of the greatest values of mentors is the ability to see ahead what others cannot see and to help them navigate a course to their destination.

To achieve high quality in early childhood education, mentorship is essential.

Aspire to Inspire STARS, the Mentorship Model Advancing Early Childhood Programs.

⭐️ No Cost Support for Provisional and Keystone STAR 1 Providers
⭐️ One on One Family, Group, Center Based Mentorship
⭐️ Community Support
⭐️ Business & Financial Coaching
⭐️ Personalized and Self Paced
⭐️ Financial Incentives upon Completion

Overwhelmed by Keystone STAR 2 requirements? You’re not alone.

Most NEW and STAR 1 providers are juggling quality improvement, paperwork, managing staff, parent/caregivers, and caring for children all while trying to grow their programs.

Support is available and it’s no cost.

The Aspire to Inspire Initiative established in 2016 has helped more than 80 Philadelphia provider achieve STAR 2 and beyond by pairing you with our certified team local mentors who have successfully operated family, group, and/or center-based programs. With guidance, financial incentives available to you, and real-world experience, achieving STAR 2 is no longer something you have to do alone.

Step into clarity, confidence, and steady progress this 2026 your program and the families you serve deserve it. 🌱

Interested in support toward STAR 2? Visit www.kimblegrp.com/atis to apply today.

Early Childhood Leadership Circle
Executive Professional Development Experience
🗓 February – May 2026

Leadership in early childhood requires more than compliance—it requires clarity, confidence, and connection.

The Early Childhood Leadership Circle: Executive Professional Development Experience is an elevated leadership journey designed for directors, owner-operators, supervisors, and executive-level leaders who are ready to strengthen their leadership presence and lead with intention.

🌿 What to Expect (Feb–May 2026):
✔️ Executive-level professional development experiences
✔️ Leadership reflection and strategic decision-making tools
✔️ Guided conversations with peers who understand the work
✔️ Support for quality, sustainability, and team leadership
✔️ A safe space to grow, reset, and lead without burnout

This is not traditional training, it’s an experience.
A circle where leaders are poured into, challenged, and supported while building sustainable, high-quality programs.

✨ Because when leaders grow, programs thrive.

📌 February–May 2026
💬 Comment CIRCLE or LEADERSHIP to receive more information.

🌱 Reminder for Child Care Owners:

You don’t need to know everything to be successful.
You just need the right support system.

Aspire to Inspire was created to help you:
✔️ Strengthen quality
✔️ Build confidence
✔️ Lead with intention
✔️ Grow sustainably

💬 Tag a child care owner who needs this encouragement today 💚

What Makes Aspire to Inspire Different?

This is NOT a one-size-fits-all program.

✔️ Individualized mentor support
✔️ Real guidance for YOUR business
✔️ A network of like-minded child care professionals
✔️ Support that meets you where you are

This is community + mentorship + growth.

👉 Visit our website and click the STARTS Application button to get started. https://kimblegrp.com/aspire-to-inspire-stars-application

💬 Comment ASPIRE if you want more info.