Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This booklet for Safety, Nutrition, and Health, part of the Early Childhood Education Professional Enhancement series, focuses on key topics of interest to future early childhood directors, teachers, and caregivers. Students will keep this informational supplement and use it for years to come in their early childhood practices.
About the Author
Cathie Robertson received her BS and MS degrees from San Diego State University. She teaches courses in Child Development and Family Studies at Grossmont College near San Diego, California. She has taught child development, family studies, and food and nutrition courses, specializing in childhood nutrition, for many years. She is the former president of the International Nanny Association and presently serves on several committees for issues that involve early childhood education. She has made numerous national, state, and local professional presentations. Ms. Robertson has been the recipient of a number of grants, including one for a curriculum and resource guide for working with prenatally substance-exposed children and their families. She is currently working with the Foster, Adoption and Kinship Care Education program in San Diego to teach subjects in the areas covered by this text. Ms. Robertson is married, the mother of three adult children plus one elementary school age child, and grandmother to eight.