Redleaf Press imprint: 181 books
Rethinking Nutrition
Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Course adoption in child development and nutrition 2. Suitable for center directors, administrators, and teachers, as well as family child care providers 3. An addition to the Redleaf Professional Library and follows the format of Social and Emotional Development and Intellectual Development; each chapter...
Pedagogy and Space
Design Inspirations for Early Childhood Classrooms
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
The intersection of architecture and education is a new and burgeoning area of interest. This book blends architectural design information with theory-based content explaining the foundations of early childhood environments. Colorful photographs of intentionally designed spaces will inspire early...
Family Child Care Contracts and Policies, Third Edition
How to Be Businesslike in a Caring Profession
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2006
The completely revised and expanded version of this best-selling business classic gives home-based child care providers the most updated tools needed to establish and enforce contracts and policies, build trust between provider and parent, and demonstrate provider professionalism. This new edition...
All the Colors We Are/Todos los colores de nuestra piel
The Story of How We Get Our Skin Color/La historia de por qué tenemos diferentes colores de piel
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Colorful photographs and engaging English/Spanish text showcase the beautiful diversity of skin color. This twentieth anniversary edition offers young children a simple, scientifically accurate explanation for how we get our skin color. Understanding melanin frees children from myths and stereotypes and helps celebrate one of the ways we are special and different from one another—our skin color.
Finding Your Smile Again
A Child Care Professional's Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Using warmth and humor, this book offers techniques for dealing with the everyday stress of being a childcare professional. Written by a caregiver who’s been there, it describes the symptoms and causes of burnout, with advice to get through each challenge.
Giants in the Nursery
A Biographical History of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2015
A biographical history of the evolution of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, written by best-selling early childhood author David Elkind, PhD
Nature Sparks
Connecting Children's Learning to the Natural World
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Nature has monumental power on children’s growth and development. Recent studies show that as children spend less time in nature, they miss out on the profound benefits that outdoor play and learning experiences provide.
Nature Sparks is filled with inspiration and instruction to help educators...
Babies in the Rain
Promoting Play, Exploration, and Discovery with Infants and Toddlers
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2009
There are many ways parents and caregivers can help children thrive in their earliest years of life. Babies in the Rain explains the theories behind the best practices for infant and toddler care as well as preferred methods for doing so. In a personable, humorous voice, Jeff A. Johnson shares his...
Lisa Murphy on Play
The Foundation of Children's Learning
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Current research on play and early childhood.
New stories and anecdotes that illustrate how play is key to school readiness.
Describes how play is vital to social, physical, and cognitive development of children.
Details what seven experiences we should provide children every...
No Biting
Policy and Practice for Toddler Programs, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
The first edition of No Biting is a bestseller. 2. This edition includes new strategies for handling biting and new information on how language development and spatial awareness issues can lead to biting. 3. This edition includes more guidance for working with parents.
Learning to Lead, Second Edition
Effective Leadership Skills for Teachers of Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This second edition includes updated stories, examples, research, and theories to reflect cultural and professional changes 2. Contains two new chapters: "School-Age Care: Leadership Connections with Schools and Communities" and "Nurturing Leadership in Children" 3. Combines leadership...
Swinging Pendulums
Cautionary Tales for Early Childhood Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2011
Filled with more than twenty-five essays on familiar topics to those who care for and teach young children, Swinging Pendulums is sure to stir discussion, support policy revision, and help early childhood professionals find the middle ground on issues in early childhood education. These thought- and...
by Tom Copeland
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2014
For home-based family child care (daycare) providers, taking care of the children is only half of the job. The other half is taking care of the business—tracking expenses, being profitable, filing taxes, and meeting government requirements. This resource covers everything family child care providers...
by Tom Copeland, JD
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2018
Family Child Care Contracts and Policies, Fourth Edition offers the most up-to-date tools for family child care providers to establish and enforce contracts and policies. Topics include, how to establish good business relationships with parents, what to look for before signing contracts with parents,...