Compare four classic approaches
Explain important commonalities and differences between Steiner/Waldorf, Montessori, RIE and Reggio Emilia.
Specialty course, 26 lessons, 5 hours of video
Bring respectful, relationship-based care
into the homes where you work.
For nannies and newborn care specialists who want to understand four classic approaches, Steiner/Waldorf, Montessori, RIE and Reggio Emilia, and the neuroscience behind respectful care. Use them in your practice and support families who want them at home.
- Price
- $497
- Format
- Online video course, 26 lessons, 5 hours of video
Families name the approach.
You need to know what it means.
Some families come to you with an approach in mind, such as Montessori, RIE, Waldorf or Reggio Emilia. They want a caregiver who can follow their lead.
If you only know the names, it is hard to support that choice, and hard to explain what you do and why.
Respectful Care gives you background, practical understanding and hands-on experience with major elements of these four approaches. It adds a solid introduction to current neuroscience research that supports respectful, relationship-based care, and shows you how to bring it into your work.
What changes for you
After the course,
you can:
Use respectful care in your practice
Apply specific ideas from the course in your professional practice as a nanny or newborn care specialist.
Support a family's chosen approach
Help a client family who wants to bring one or more of these approaches into their home.
Explain the science behind it
Speak to the neuroscience research the course presents, and why these four approaches have withstood the test of time.
What the course covers
- Teaching styles and popular approaches to respectful newborn care
- Primary terms in the context of respectful care
- Two foundational principles of evidence-based care
- Pedagogies and neuroscience, including nature and nurture
- Interpersonal neurobiology, co-regulation, self regulation and affective neuroscience
- Selective intervention and experiential learning
- Predictability and routines
- Commonalities across the classic and popular approaches, and the top two takeaways
26 lessons and 5 hours of video, with a downloadable workbook.
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You are a nanny or newborn care specialist who wants to deliver evidence-based, respectful care
- Client families ask about Montessori, RIE, Waldorf or Reggio Emilia, and you want to support them with confidence
- You want to understand the neuroscience behind relationship-based care for infants and children
Choose another route if
- You want full training in a single method: this course covers major elements of four approaches and how they compare
- You are a parent looking to hire a caregiver for your family
Your instructor
Danielle
Early Childhood Educator
Danielle is an experienced Early Childhood Educator, with many years of experience caring for and guiding infants and young children and their families in a wide variety of settings. She is licensed by the state of California at the "Master Teacher" and "Site Supervisor" levels.
After completing a graduate-level certificate in Early Childhood Education, she is pursuing an MSc in Infant and Toddler Development following the Constructivist approach (inspired by Reggio Emilia). She has completed RIE Foundations for Professionals and has long-standing familiarity with the Montessori and Waldorf approaches.
Before you enroll
Your questions,
answered.
How long is the course?
Respectful Care has 26 lessons with 5 hours of video, plus a downloadable workbook.
Which approaches does it cover?
Four popular early childhood approaches associated with the movement towards respectful care: Steiner/Waldorf, Montessori, RIE and Reggio Emilia.
Will it help me work with a family that follows one of these approaches?
Yes. The course covers how to implement this type of care in your professional practice, and how to support a client family who wishes to implement one or more of these approaches in their home.
Who teaches the course?
Danielle, an experienced Early Childhood Educator licensed by the state of California at the "Master Teacher" and "Site Supervisor" levels.
$497, online video course
Give every child you care for
care built on respect.
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