Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Parent Classes

Resources for Infant Educarers (RIE) Parent Classes offers Parent-Infant Guidance, where parents observe their infant or toddler moving, exploring, and playing while learning how to support ongoing development. It also offers Before Baby, an 8-hour class over 3 nights for expecting parents, and Online Parent Guidance, a weekly one-hour online class for parents of children under 4 years old. Intro to Educaring is a 3-hour introductory overview for current and expecting parents and caregivers, and RIE® Foundations: Theory & Observation is a sixty-hour deep-dive for professionals and parents seeking in-depth training.

Programs

• Parent-Infant Guidance — For parents of infants or toddlers · A class where parents observe their infant or toddler moving, exploring, and playing while learning how to support ongoing development.
• Before Baby — For expecting parents · 8-hour class over 3 nights; offered throughout the year online and live · Prepares expecting parents to care for their baby in the first few months.
• Online Parent Guidance — For parents of children under 4 years old · Weekly synchronous one-hour online class · Supportive online group for parents to explore, appreciate, and support a baby's current behaviors and development.
• Intro to Educaring — For current and expecting parents, and caregivers · A 3-hour introductory overview of the Educaring Approach.
• RIE® Foundations: Theory & Observation — Professionals looking for career advancement and parents seeking in-depth training · A sixty-hour deep-dive into the Educaring Approach with in-class collaborative learning, outside-of-class observations, and self-study.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–3 years old
• General schedule: Live classes are offered at RIE Centers in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and in locations around the world through RIE Associates; online classes are also offered in a variety of time zones.

About the provider

RIE teaches an integrated model for the care and education of infants and the very young using Magda Gerber’s respectful Educaring Approach. The site states that RIE has helped thousands of parents and caregivers, and that Magda Gerber taught the Educaring approach fifty years ago.

What families say

“We had no idea what a lifeline the RIE Parent-Infant Guidance class would be…We’ve learned to listen, observe, and trust our baby rather than impose our will on him. The guidance we’ve received has made us more present, compassionate, and trusting parents.” — Faith, mom of Dylan RIE Mom in Florida

“I’ve learned about what respect really means when applied to infants and toddlers and that trust and confidence are as important coming from adult to child as from child to adult.” — Melissa RIE Foundations student

“I did not expect the RIE Foundations course to be such a rich and personal experience. It has been truly life-changing. I think the most noticeable change I will make when I return to work will be my pace. I am going to slow down and then slow down some more…I know the children and I will benefit greatly.” — Carolyn Childcare provider

Last updated October 24, 2026.