Defined : 1)Refers to the program or curriculum for children in nursery school, kindergarten, and or the primary grade 1 through 3.  2)Activities and/or experiences intended to effect developmental changes in children, form birth to primary units of elementary education. (BACK TO TOP)

Locating Books for Early Childhood Education :

The University Libraries Catalog (library.ua.edu) provides call number and location of books in McLure Education Library, as well the Gorgas Main Library and the Business, Science and Health Libraries. Here are a few Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings and Call Numbers to get your search started:

Teaching and curriculum resources (textbooks, curriculum guides, ideas guides, etc) can also be found by browsing the catalog for items with CURR.MAT call number designations. These materials are located on the basement level of McLure Library.

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Locating Early Childhood Education Journals:  

The University Libraries Catalog (library.ua.edu) provides call number and location information on journals held by University Libraries. It also provides a link to extensive databases holdings (www.lib.ua.edu/databases/) . The following databases are most appropriate for those seeking Early Childhood Education information:

Journals may also be located using indexes in the McLure Reference Area, which include:

The Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors can be used to determine appropriate subject headings when conducting searches with ERIC print and electronic resources.

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Early Childhood Education Journals held By McLure Education Library

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Reference Works by Subject/Title/Call Number:

Early Childhood Education Reference:

NOTE : Consult the Educational Psychology Pathfinder for more information on Evaluation and Assessment

Early Childhood Education Bibliography:

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Internet Resources:

Early Childhood Education Online offers support and opportunities for information exchange to all educators: families, teachers, caregivers, and others interested in providing quality care and learning situations for young children birth through 8 years. Offers access to a LISTSERV mailing list as well as links to resources in several areas related to early childhood education (curriculum, diversity, etc)

The Early Childhood Education Web Guide seeks to provide childcare professionals with the most up-to-date Internet resources.  The sites on this guide are checked on a weekly basis to ensure their reliability and integrity. Includes links to child development, professionalism and learning environment resources

Earlychildhood.com www.earlychildhood.com

Earlychildhood.com is a resource for teacher and parents. Sections include: early childhood news, activities and curriculum. It also offer access to an index of early childhood education articles and access to message boards 

National Child Care Association www.nccanet.org

The NCCA's mission is to promote the growth and safeguard the interest of quality child care and education focusing on licensed private providers of these services. Find out more about NCCA and locate an NCCA member in your area.

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections www.childcareresearch.org

Research Connections offers a comprehensive and easily searchable collection of more than 10,000 resources from the many disciplines realted to child care and early education. To find the most current Reports & Papers, Fact Sheets & Briefs, Executive Summaries, Datasets, and Instruments & Measures, conduct a search or browse Recently Added Resources.

Association for Childhood Education International www.udel.edu/bateman/acei/

Promotes and supports the education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence. Seeks to influence the professional growth of educators and the efforts of others who are committed to the needs of children in a changing society

Foundation for Child Development www.ffcd.org/

The Foundation seeks to understand children, particularly the disadvantaged, and to promote their well-being. Includes information on grants and Foundation publications.

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Supplementary Curriculum Materials: Beyond materials listed in the Library Catalog, McLure Library also carries the Kraus Curriculum Development Library. This collection is available on microfiche and is located next to the ERIC microfiche on the basement level of McLure Library. The curriculum guides in this collection were selected at Annual meetings of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (www.ascd.org). (BACK TO TOP)

School Library Collection McLure Library also maintains the School Library Collection, containing fiction and non-fiction materials for children. Materials in this collection can be found by browsing the catalog for items with SCH.LIB. call number designation. These materials are located on the basement level of McLure Library. (BACK TO TOP)