The Child Care Textbook
Required Reading in the Nation's First Tuition-free, College Credit, Child Care Training Program
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About the Book
The Childcare Textbook For Teachers, Nannies, & Daycare Providers 2006 - 2007 Edition is the essential childcare primer for new parents & those employed to care for children in a private home or daycare setting. When the first edition was written more than twenty years ago, it quickly became a staple in childcare training programs in the United States and abroad. Since then, it has been the only childcare textbook that included topics specifically relating to those providing in-home childcare; nannies, au pairs, babysitters, family daycare providers and informal caregivers.
The Childcare Textbook covers the full range of topics that anyone intending to provide high quality childcare-in any setting-must know. From; Keeping Children Safe, Understanding Pediatric Illness, Providing Optimal Nutrition, Building Self-esteem in children, Curriculum & Creative Play, to topics that are directed at the professional development of the childcare provider, including; Ethics for Childcare Professionals, Keys to a Lasting Caregiver/Parent relationship, Skills for Effective Communication, Understanding Loss & Grief and much more, are all covered in this new edition.
The Childcare Textbook For Teachers, Nannies, & Daycare Providers 2006 - 2007 Edition is an essential reference for anyone responsible for the care of a child.
About the Author
A. Merchant Geissler founded the Professional Nanny Training Program in 1981 and developed the first Weekend Associate Degree Program for Nannies in conjunction with Wheelock College in Boston, MA. She developed Professional Nanny Online, the first nanny training and in-service program offered online that enrolls students worldwide.
In 2004 PNO formed a partnership-in-education with Minnesota State College, Southeast Technical College at Redwing, MN. PNO students pursuing an early childhood education now receive college credit from MSC, the only online early childhood program in the United States accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
She is on the board of directors of the Childcare Educational Institute, Inc. a nonprofit organization committed to making a quality early childhood education available to every teacher, nanny or daycare provider regardless of the students' ability to pay. Childcare Educational Institute offers in-service programs for nannies, daycare centers and family daycare homes, training programs for resource and referral agencies, childcare placement agencies, au pair programs, teen parents, and other parenting programs.
She has served on the board of directors for the International Nanny Association including serving as treasurer for two years. She continues to write monthly advice columns for childcare and parenting publications and web sites. She has been a guest speaker at colleges and on television and radio talk shows internationally and is married with four children.