Steve Nash by Molly Aloian

Steve Nash by Molly Aloian

Underpinned by substantive research on meeting the developmental and attachment needs of infants, this book offers constructive advice on how to encourage curiosity, confidence and emotional security in young children. Based on a philosophy of respect and sensitive observation of infants, it is appropriate for use in Sure Start programmes. The contributors offer a model that supports children's development and well being without relying on expensive material resources, and enables a coherent care strategy to be applied across different services.

They explain the main elements of the RIE approach clearly and concisely and fully explore the practicalities of its implementation in a range of settings, including state-run and independent day care and residential centres, private households and family-based day care.

The fresh and effective approach to caring for infants and toddlers outlined in this book will be welcomed by parents and day care professionals, as well as those who manage and evaluate child care provision.

Robert B.Walker works in the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Commerce, where he teaches students how to pursue their passions and transform them into business. He graduated from Miami University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, an MBA from the University of Iowa, and a doctorate from Iowa State University. Before founding his own consulting firm, he worked for 18 years in community banks. He was the Executive Director of the American Institute of Banking, a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, in East Central Iowa at the time. He spent nine years as the Banking and Finance Coordinator at Kirkwood Community College and five years as the Department Chair at Mount Mercy University before returning to his alma school, the University of Iowa.

Dr. Walker was a member of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP) Associates Degree Board of Commissioners and was instrumental in Kirkwood Community College's inaugural ACBSP certification. Sam M. was his name. Sam M. is a Walton fellow at Kirkwood Community College who founded the school's Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team. Walton Fellow with the Enactus team at the University of Iowa.

He also serves as a faculty adviser for the Sigma Nu Tau entrepreneurial honors society and I-Envision, the University's student organization.