Ümit Ünsal Kaya, one of the doctoral students in our department, defended his thesis entitled "Parental Satisfaction and Engagement in Early Childhood Education: The Mediating Role of Home Literacy Environment" which he conducted under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Hasibe Özlen Demircan, and was found to be successful on July 27, 2023. We would like to thank his advisor, Assoc. Prof. Hasibe Özlen Demircan and Assoc. Prof. Dilek Altun, and committee members Prof. Dr. Feyza Tantekin Erden, Assoc. Prof. Serap Sevimli Çelik, Assoc. Prof. Selda Aras and Assist. Prof. Fatma Yalçın for their valuable contributions. We wish him all the success in the future.