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According to the National Days Website and my friend Nancy Rosenow’s book, Encouragement Every Day (a favorite of ours!), today is World Kindness Day! Let's each take a moment to perform an act of kindness today and invite others to spread this wonderful sentiment! On your mark, get set … GO!

Come see us in Orlando, Florida during the The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Annual conference, where we’ll be revealing this amazing new project! More to come - please stop by and say hello! We can’t wait to share this BIG NEWS with YOU!🎉❤️💪🔥🎉❤️💪🔥🎉❤️💪🔥

Learn about how to use tools from Diana's tremendous portfolio of experiences, from “Appreciative Leadership” to the “Encyclopedia of Positive Questions” in hopes of becoming the 'social architects' of our ever changing future. Whatever your field you'll be learning how to navigate what's next.

GatherRound was honored to be among so many of you sponsoring this event in Baltimore!

There is NOTHING like watching early child care educators seeing themselves represented and hearing their voices lead us all! We are so powerful when we center the voices who know best! 🎉🎉🎉

🎉🎉🎉BIG NEWS - In 1 week we’ll be Gathering Round in Orlando, Florida at the NAEYC Conference!Make sure to come and see us - especially as we reveal …..
our show stopping collaborative
NEW PROJECT!!!!!
CUE THE DRUMROLL! 🥁🎉🙌🔥❤️🎥🎬

🎉🎉🎉BIG NEWS - In 1 week we’ll be Gathering Round in Orlando, Florida at the NAEYC Conference!Make sure to come and see us - especially as we reveal …..
our show stopping collaborative
NEW PROJECT!!!!!
CUE THE DRUMROLL! 🥁🎉🙌🔥❤️🎥🎬

This powerful article contrasts Finland’s playful, curiosity-driven kindergartens with the academic pressure so many 5-year-olds face in the U.S. — and reminds us what childhood should feel like. We don’t have to teach reading early to raise readers — play will get us there more easily.

Elevate your conversation at your next gathering! GatherRound the Table cards use appreciative prompts to spark connection and curiosity for all ages. A meaningful gift for ALL—get yours now! You can find a link to the cards in our bio.

This article from The Workspace for Children, "The Gentle Side of Boo: Creating a Toddler-Friendly Halloween," offers practical suggestions.
Read more using the link below:
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Amazing Opportunity Alert!
Join us in April for a study visit to Denmark to learn about their universal child care system and the many ways they invest in Child Care! Fill out our form using the link below and learn more about this incredible learning experience.

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📚 I Wish You Knew by Jackie Azúa Kramer needs space on every bookshelf—and especially on legislators’ desks. Through Estrella’s story of missing her deported father, we help children share their own feelings and reminds us how classrooms can be spaces of empathy and belonging!
#Teach#Care#Lead

Our visit to The Creative Learning Center in Miami, FL — left me full of hope. Emilu Alvarez and her incredible team (many there 30 years!) have created more than a school — they’ve built a community of care that spans generations.
Here all are nurtured, supported, and valued. #investinchildcare

🇩🇰 Hey Wisconsin friends-time to learn from systems that work! See you in Madison next week- and …. In DENMARK in April!!!! 🇩🇰🎉🇩🇰🎉🇩🇰 Contact us to learn more!!! Info@GatherRoundConsulting.com

What an incredible experience visiting ACCA Child Development Center.

More than a school—it’s a vibrant, welcoming community where every child, family, and educator feels seen, supported, and truly cherished.

This is what meaningful investment in early childhood looks like. 💛

This kind of sensory, physical exploration isn’t just play — it’s essential learning. Children gain hand strength and flexibility through touch and exploration before they can express it on paper and certainly before trying to “teach” children to write.
This play IS writing readiness!
#Play

You can read more using a link to the article in our bio!

The Finnish ECE reform improves quality via strategic staffing, capping teachers at five pupils needing support to ensure inclusive, individualized instruction. If evidence favors low ratios for better learning, how can other countries start moving further into that direction?

There is STILL time to grab your spot for our RoundTable tomorrow at 1 pm ET. Wilma Gold will be with us and we couldn’t be more pleased! I’ve got a ‘peaceful, easy feeling” already! Register using the link in our bio!

Our study of outdoor possibilities led us this week to the Discovery Center of the Southern Tier. Everything about this place in Binghamton, NY,shows that the community cares deeply about creating spaces for wonder, narrative, interaction, emotion and all the time we need to enjoy it.

Forest Preschool — Lime Hollow Nature Center In our preschool/daycare, we are guided by the idea that children are instinctively drawn to nature and learn with enthusiasm and a sense of wonder when they spend ample time in natural spaces. We of...

Lime Hollow Forest Preschool in Cortland, NY
This is the kind of community where we wait for everyone and look out for all no matter what. This is the kind of community we all would love to be a part of.

Join Wilma Gold from Educators for Peaceful Classrooms and Communities as she shares methods and initiatives for helping our youngest citizens and those who work with them to create a peaceful world - right from the beginning! You can register using the link in our bio!

The day is FINALLY here! It’s “International Dan Wuori comes to GatherRound’s RoundTable Day” and we are thrilled!!!!!

​​See you at 1 pm ET TOMORROW! Register here! (And you’ll get the recording EVEN if you can’t make it live!)
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Thrilled to be included in the Early Childhood Innovation Center’s “Igniting Change in Delaware” gathering where we learned of tremendous outcomes since the state’s focus on coaching,mentoring and supporting hundreds of students through CDA credentials, and more! This is the model for us all!! 🎉🎉🎉

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All eyes on New Mexico! Childcare as a public good – it’s about time!!! 🤩

Join author Dan Wuori September 16th at 1 PM ET to learn about the importance of quality early care, a key topic from his book, The DayCare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education. He may even share insights about his next book! Register now with the link in our bio.

The acclaimed film (and our fav!)  “Make a Circle” which tells joyful, touching, heartfelt, is finally arriving on PBS September 1 and YouTube September 2!!! Watch and be moved!!!! And what better way than this  to keep supporting PBS at the same time! ❤️❤️❤️

Check out this article on how the Henrico County Public Library is building a more inclusive space for families! 📚

By creating innovative "work-and-play" stations, the library provides a safe area for children while caregivers can use computers—addressing a long-standing need for families. Bravo! 🎉

Don't miss our free, monthly RoundTable series: Elevating Your Voice and Values. Join thought leaders and educators as they discuss ways to improve our community of care for educators, families, and children.
Use the link in our bio to reserve your spot and help spread the word!

Helsinki daycare centers are launching a new anti-bullying program to create a safe and inclusive environment for children. The initiative trains educators and carers to proactively prevent bullying. What steps can we take to have these conversations with our own children at home and in school?

Bev Bos reminded us of so many timeless truths—and this one continues to guide us more than ever. Slowing down to truly see, hear, and be with children not only nurtures them—it prepares us all for what comes next.