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A+ Education (InfoRMIT)
Ebsco databases
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ProQuest
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Story Box Library
Story Box Library is a subscription based educational website, created for children to view stories by local authors and illustrators, being read aloud by fantastic, predominantly Australian and New Zealand, storytellers.
Scopus
A multidisciplinary database
Credo Reference
This database includes dictionaries and encyclopedias, useful for background information.
Cambridge Books Online
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Associations & organisations
Early Childhood Australia
Early Childhood Intervention Australia
Early Childhood Teachers Association
National Association for the Education of Young Children
NSW Early Childhood Environmental Education Network
Play Australia
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Theories into practice : understanding and rethinking our work with young children and the EYLF
by
Nolan & Raban
Call Number: 372.21 NOLA (LIsmore, Coffs, Gold Coast)
Publication Date: 2015
Child Development
by
Laura E. Berk
Call Number: 305.231 BERK (Coffs, Gold Coast, Lismore)
Publication Date: 2012
Early Childhood Curriculum (2nd ed)
by
Claire McLachlan; Marilyn Fleer; Susan Edwards
Call Number: eBook + 372.19 MCLA (Lismore, Coffs, GCTH)
Publication Date: 2013
How I learn: Ages and stages of child development
Call Number: Dvd 305.231 HOWI (Lismore, Coffs, GCTH)
Publication Date: 2006
Leadership and management in the early years : a practical guide to building confident leadership skills
by
Cook & Rouse
Call Number: 372.21 COOK (Lismore, Coffs, Gold Coast)
ISBN: 9781921613777
Publication Date: 2014
Theories of Development (6th ed)
by
William Crain
Call Number: 155 CRAI (Lismore, Coffs, Gold Coast)
ISBN: 9780205008629
Publication Date: 2010
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