Authentic Relationships in Group Care for Infants and Toddlers-resources for Infant Educarers Rie Principles into Practice

Petrie (University of Liverpool) and Owen (National Children's Bureau) describe work with infants and toddlers in the US and Hungary based on the resources for infant educarers (RIE) model developed by Magda Gerber in California. The eight chapters define the basic RIE philosophy and principles, outline the ways the approach has been used in different day care settings, and examine the applicability of the RIE approach to the current UK context. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Stephanie Petrie has 25 years' experience as a social worker, senior practitioner and manager of children's services in statutory and independent sectors. She is now Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Liverpool, where her research interests include teenage pregnancy. Sue Owen is Director of the Early Childhood Unit of the National Children's Bureau. She is author of Ambition for Change: Partnerships, Children and Work with Ann Jamieson.