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Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 11/18 Friday Ad Art Due 11/25 Friday Mail Date 1/4 Wednesday

Feature Articles

• MANAGMENT
  Maturing as a Manager
• ENROLLMENT
  Building Parent Referrals
• STAFFING
  Behavior-Based Interviewing
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND LANGUAGE
  Power of Language in Becoming Intentional Educators
• CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  What's the Rush? Slowing Down Our Hurried Approach to Infant and Toddler Development
• OBSERVATION
  Observation to Really See Children
• TECHNOLOGY
  Using Social Media to Connect with Parents
• GROSS MOTOR DEVELOPMENT
  The In-Sync Child: Moving Experiences that Will Last a Lifetime
• INCLUSION
  The Director's Toolbox for Including Children with Special Needs
• PROGRAM DESIGN
  Continuity of Care
• EDUCATION THEORIES
  Grandmasters of Education

Trends

• For Profit Child Care

Beginnings Workshop

• Music

Regular Features

• POLICY UPDATES
• MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• TRAINING STAFF
• OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• WONDER - NACC NEWSLETTER
• GLOBAL RECIPES
• ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Conferences and Special Events
Extra magazine distribution

• Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
  February 2-4, 2012
• Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
  February 26-29, 2012
• National Child Care Association (NCCA)
  March 1-3, 2012
• National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
  March 6-10, 2012

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March/April 2012
Issue #204

Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 1/13 Friday Ad Art Due 1/20 Friday Mail Date 3/2 Friday

Feature Articles

• NATURE
  Ecological Literacy
• PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• Intangibles in the Classroom
• HEALTH
• Children with Special Medical Needs
• NUTRITION
• The Importance of Fiber in Children's Diets
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• How I Learned to Write
• ASSESSMENT
• Putting Together a Blue Sky: Laying the Foundation for Evaluation
• PARENT OUTREACH
• Parent Participation and Diverse Populations
• SAFETY PLANNING
• Emergency Preparedness in Child Care Settings: Are You Ready?
• FINANCING PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
• Financing Program Improvements
• LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD CARE
• Guidelines for Releasing Children: Part 1
• TECHNOLOGY
• Technology for Teacher Education
• ENROLLMENT
• Five Ways to Economy-Proof Your Enrollment

Trends

• Status of States

Beginnings Workshop

• Infants

Regular Features

• POLICY UPDATES
• MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• TRAINING STAFF
• INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• HEALTH
• WONDER - NACC NEWSLETTER
• GLOBAL RECIPES
• ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS

Conferences and Special Events
Extra magazine distribution

• National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers (NCCCC)
  March 29-31, 2012
• Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
  March 28-31, 2012
• National AfterSchool Association (NAA)
  April 2-4, 2012
• National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP)
  April 25-27, 2012
• National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP)
  April 25-27, 2012

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May/June 2012
Issue #205

Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 3/16 Friday Ad Art Due 3/23 Friday Mail Date 5/2 Wednesday

Feature Articles

• COMMUNICATION
  You Shouldn't Feel This Way: Valuing Emotions
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  Reimagining Teacher Development
• LANGUAGES
  Saving and Strengthening Languages and Using in Education and Development
• STAFF DEVELOPMENT
  A Lesson in Listening
• CURRICULUM
  Geography and Children
• STAFF DEVELOPMENT
  Developing a Code of Conduct
• MARKETING
  Creating a Video Tour to Market Your Center
• CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  Supporting the Spiritual Development of Young Children
• INFANT ASSESSMENT
• LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD CARE
  Guidelines for Releasing Children: Part 2
• MANAGEMENT
  Growing Your Business by Adapting Corporate Practices
• TECHNOLOGY
  Technology to Manage Programs

Trends

• Head Start

Beginnings Workshop

• Peer Pressure

Regular Features

• POLICY UPDATES
• MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• TRAINING STAFF
• OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
• GLOBAL RECIPIES
• WONDER - NACC NEWSLETTER

Conferences and Special Events
Extra magazine distribution

• College and University Work/Family Association (CUFWA)
  TBA, 2011

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July/August 2012
Issue #206

Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 5/18 Friday Ad Art Due 5/25 Friday Mail Date 7/3 Tuesday

The Idea Issue

A special issue focused on ideas in the early childhood field to include: strategies, provocations, inspiration, stories, information on:

• Staff Development
• Indoor Environments
• Outdoor Environments
• Programming
• Policy
• Program Management
• Parent Relations
• Challenges
• Success
• Technology
• Finance
• Health
• Nature

These ideas will be shared by writers, old and new; program directors, new and veteran; trainers; innovative companies; advocates; sages; people; books.

Regular Features

• WONDER - NACC NEWSLETTER

• National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
  July 26-28, 2012

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September/October 2012
Issue #207

Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 7/13 Friday Ad Art Due 7/20 Friday Mail Date 8/31 Friday

Feature Articles

• COMMUNICATION
  You Are What You Write: Improving Your Communication
• CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  Healthy Sexual Development
• ENROLLMENT
  Building Your Enrollment Using a Referral Rewards Program
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  Four Questions to Guide Teachers Thinking and Their Practice
• CREATIVITY
  How Creative is Your Early Childhood Classroom?
• TRANSITIONS
  Helping Children Cope with a Relocation
• STAFF HIRING
  Interviewing: A Pedagogical Approach
• SUPERVISON
  How Maria Montessori Opened My Eyes to the Kind of Supervisor I Want to Be
• MANAGING STAFF
  Managing Employees Who Have Grown Up ini a Digital World
• LANGUAGE AND TRANSITIONS
  Preparing Bilingual, Bicultural Children for Success in School

Trends

• Religious-Affiliated Child Care

Beginnings Workshop

• The Nature of Play

Regular Features

• POLICY UPDATES
• MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• TRAINING STAFF
• OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• HEALTH
• GLOBAL RECIPIES
• WONDER (NACC Newsletter)

Conferences and Special Events
Extra magazine distribution

• National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA)
  TBA, 2011
• National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
  TBA, 2011

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November/December 2012
Issue #208

Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 9/14 Friday Ad Art Due 9/21 Friday Mail Date 11/2 Friday

Feature Articles

• MATH CURRICULUM
  How Learning Math Skills Fits with Emergent Curriculum
• STAFF MANAGEMENT
  Working with Staff Using Baumrind's Parenting Styles Framework
• SAFETY
  Fire Safety
• MANAGING PEOPLE
  Tips for Helping Adults Succeed
• TECHNOLOGY
  Creating a Website for Parents
• CHILD DEVELOPMENT
  Childhood Fears and Worries: Opening Conversation
• STAFF TRAINING
  Toilet Training the Teachers: Getting All the Teachers on the Same Page
• CHILD OBSERVATION
  Mealtime Observation
• LEGAL ISSUES IN CHILD CARE
  Employment Law Issues for Child Care Providers: Part 1
• MANAGEMENT
  The Administrator's Handy Dandy Tool Belt
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  Supported Creative Explorations
• TECHNOLOGY
  ECE 2.0 - New Digital Devices, Applications, and Social Media

Trends

• Where the Kids Are

Beginnings Workshop

• Senses

Regular Features

• POLICY UPDATES
• MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• TRAINING STAFF
• OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• HEALTH
• GLOBAL RECIPIES
• WONDER - (NACC Newsletter)

Conferences and Special Events
Extra magazine distribution

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  November 7-10, 2012

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January/February 2013
Issue #209

Important Dates

Ad Space Close Date 11/16 Friday Ad Art Due 11/23 Friday Mail Date 1/4/2013 Friday

Feature Articles

• CURRICULUM
  Loose Materials
• MANAGEMENT Writing Policies that Support Your Program's Philosophy
• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Does Your View of Conflict Get in Your Way?
• LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Developing Pedagogical Leadership in Your Organization
• CHILD DEVELOPMENT Preventing Problem Behaviors
• MEETING STANDARDS Standards of Experiences, not Standards of Outcomes
• ENROLLMENT Recruiting Families and Staff of Diverse Backgrounds - Should this Be a Priority?
• COLLABORATION Collaborative Work and Play
• LANGUAGE AND LITERACY "I Want My Baby to Read": Supporting Parents in Guiding Early Language and Literacy Development
• TECHNOLOGY AND CHILD ASSESSMENT E-Portfolios
• TECHNOLOGY Using Software to Do More with Less

Trends

• For Profit Child Care

Beginnings Workshop

• Today's Families

Regular Features

• POLICY UPDATES
• MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
• TRAINING STAFF
• INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
• HEALTH
• GLOBAL RECIPIES
• WONDER - NACC NEWSLETTER

Conferences and Special Events
Extra magazine distribution

• TBA

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