Subject Resource Guide for Early Childhood Education

Selected and updated by reference librarians in support of the TC3 program in Early Childhood Education. Selection criteria include quality, content, reliability and currency.

Books and Media

• Subject Headings
• Selected Books

Articles and Databases

• Databases
• Selected Journals

Internet Resources

• Subject Guides
• General Educational Sites
• Organizations and Associations
• Local Resources
• State and Federal
• International
• Research
• Children's Literature
• Specialized Topics

Books and Media

Library of Congress Subject Headings

You can search for materials in the TC3 Library Catalog by keyword or Library of Congress Subject Headings. Here are just a few examples:

• Child development
• Child psychology
• Children's literature
• Cognition in children
• Education, Preschool
• Early childhood education
• Play

Selected Books in the TC3 Collection

• A to Zoo: Subject Access to Children’s Picture Books [O-SIZE Z1037 .L715 2006]
• Continuum Encyclopedia of Children’s Literature [REF PN1008.5 .C66 2003]
• Early Child Development in the 21st Century: Profiles of Current Research Initiatives [LB1115 .E27 2003]
• Engaging Young Children in Mathematics: Standards for Early Childhood Mathematics Education [QA135.6 .E57 2004]
• Handbook of Early Childhood Literacy [LB1139.5.L57 H35 2003]
• Language & literacy. Volume 2, Focus on Pre-K and kindergarten [Videorecording - Media LB1139.5.L35 L365 2005]
• Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults: a Selection of Sketches from Something About the Author 8 volumes [REF PN451 .M37 2002]
• Playing to Get Smart [HQ782 .J65 2006]
• Teaching Early Literacy: Development, Assessment, and Instruction [LB1139.5.R43 B36 2005]

Articles and Databases

TC3 Databases with Full-Text Articles

Tompkins Cortland Community College Library subscribes to a number of Databases which provide access to full-text articles from journals and newspapers. You can also consult our list of Electronic Journals by Title & Subject.

Selected Journals

• American Teacher - American Federation of Teachers
• Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood - Full-text from 2000 to one year ago.
• Early Childhood Education Journal - Full-text from 1997 to one year ago.
• Early Childhood Research & Practice
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Early Childhood Today
• Education Week
• Future of Children
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education - Full-text from 2005 to 1 year ago.
• Teacher Magazine
• Young Children - National Association for the Education of Young Children

Internet Resources

Subject Guides

• Gateway to 21st Century Skills - "Quick and easy access to thousands of educational resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial Internet sites."
• Michigan Electronic Library: Education
• Special Education Resources on the Internet (SERI)
• University of Virginia Special Education Web Site

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General Educational Sites

• Childcare.gov
• ChildStats.gov
• Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
• Earlychildhood.com
• Early Connections: Technology In Early Childhood Education
• Education World
• National Child Care Information Center
• Perpetual Preschool
• Project Approach

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Organizations and Associations

• American Montessori Society
• Association for Childhood Education International
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
• Center for the Child Care Workforce
• Child Welfare League of America - With selected full-text articles from Children's Voice
• Children's Defense Fund
• Council for Exceptional Children - Division for Early Childhood
• Council For Professional Recognition
• Head Start Resource Training Center
• High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
• National Child Care Association
• National Child Care Information Center
• National Head Start Association
• National Network for Child Care
• New York State Child Care Coordinating Council

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Local Resources

• Cortland Child Care Centers
• Day Care & Child Development Council of Tompkins County
• Franziska Racker Centers
• SUNY Cortland Child Care Center
• Tompkins Cortland Community College Dr. Robert Corey Childcare Center

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State and Federal Resources

• Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. They have a Child Care Bureau and information on Head Start
• National Library of Education
• New York State Bilingual/ESL Network
• New York State Education Department
• New York State Office of Children and Family Services
• U. S. Department of Education

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International

• UNESCO: Early Childhood and Family
• United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
• World Bank: Early Childhood Development

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Research

• Children's Defense Fund - Has statistics on Children in the States
• ChildStats - Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
• Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development
• Cornell Early Childhood Program
• ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
• Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
• Future of Children
• International Archive of Educational Data
• National Academy of Sciences
• National Academy Press - Full-text of over 2500 books, categorized by subject. Titles which can be read online include Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers and Early Childhood Development and Learning: New Knowledge for Policy .
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice - Hunter College School of Social Work
• RAND Child Policy Project
• Wisconsin Center for Education Research

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Children's Literature

• Association for Library Service to Children - They award the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal
• Author Illustrator Source
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
• Children's Literature Web Guide - Has a section on Children's Authors & Illustrators on the Web
• Children's Picture Book Database
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
• Denver Public Library Podcasts: Stories for Kids
• Guys Read - John Scieszka's choices of good books for boys
• Horn Book - Monthly publication of children's book reviews. Includes information on Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards
• Parents' Choice Awards
• Random House: Authors & Illustrators

Specialized Topics

• At the Starting Line: Early Childhood Education Programs in the 50 States - American Educator, Summer 2003
• Child and Adult Care Food Program
• Child Nutrition Resources
• Children's Music Web
• Food & Nutrition Information Center
• KidsClick!

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Subject Guides

• Educator's Reference Desk
• Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
• Harvard Graduate School of Education Links
• Instructional Technology Connections - University of Colorado at Denver School of Education
• Librarians' Index to the Internet: Education
• Michigan Electronic Library: Education
• Yahoo! - Education

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Last update: Monday, February 11, 2008