Research Into Practice‪.‬

This issue highlights an investigation of infant and toddler child care providers' cultural competence and the demographic correlates of that competence; an examination of the impact of family home learning activities and preschool participation on children's success in kindergarten; a qualitative investigation of timekeeping constructs of 4- and 5-year-old children in Mexico and the southern United States; a study of the achievement, creativity, and problem-solving abilities of a group of multiage elementary students; and an investigation of the relationship between time spent in make-believe play and young children's ability to delay gratification. This column will briefly describe the character of each study and attempt to illuminate the practice implications. Cultural Competence in Infant/Toddler Caregivers: Application of a Tri-dimensional Model