Foundations of Responsive Caregiving ─ Infants, Toddlers, and Twos

Barbre, who has worked as a marriage and family therapist, preschool director, teacher, college instructor, and speaker, argues that responsive caregiving is essential to children's growth and development, that children are ready and eager to learn, that play is central to learning, and that responsive caregivers collaborate with families to support growth and development, and stresses the importance of trust in healthy relationships and the need for stable, secure early care and learning environments. She helps those who work in early childhood education and care understand the theories of child development, the components of high-quality care and responsive learning environments, best practices in teaching and caregiving, and how children grow and develop from birth to age three in the social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language domains, as well as how to support children with special needs. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)