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Early Childhood Education 2254 Research Guide

Early Childhood Education & Care Librarian: Marjorie Peters
Office: SRC 3034
Phone: (630) 942-2337
E-mail: petersm@cod.edu

Contents

General Books

Use the C.O.D. Library Catalog Use the subject heading Day Care Centers or Education, Preschool and look at subdivisions such as Administration, Management, Law and Legislation, Standards

Reference Books on Employment and Accessibility Topics

  • Avoiding Workplace Discrimination: an Employer's Guide Reference KF3464 .A96 2002 2002
  • BLR's Job Descriptions Encyclopedia. 2 vols. Reference HF5549.5.J613 B553
  • The A-Z guide to Federal Employment Laws for the Small Business Owner Reference KF1659 .E94 2011
  • Illinois Human Resources Manual: a Guie to Illinois and Federal Employment Laws and Regulations Reference HF 5549.17 .I445 2009
  • The New ADA: Compliance and Costs Reference NA2545.P5 K43 1992
  • The Accessible Design Handbook Reference NA2545.A1 C3 2000

Magazines & Journal Articles

Use Early Childhood Education research journals databases to look up articles in magazines and journals. Especially useful are Academic Search Premier, ERIC Ebsco, and Academic OneFile. Use Advanced search and link terms such as Day Care Centers with AND to terms such as Accreditation, Americans with Disabilities Act, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Discrimination, Laws, Legislation, Legal, Safety, Child Abuse Reporting, Non-Profit

To use these databases from home, you will need a current C.O.D. Library Card.

Below are listed a few of the prominent journals in the early childhood education field available in the COD Library:

  • Early Childhood Development and Care (indexed in Academic Search Premier)
  • Early Childhood Education Journal (indexed in Academic Search Premier)
  • Early Childhood Research and Practice (indexed in Academic OneFile)
  • Scholastic Early Childhood Today (indexed in Academic OneFile)
  • Journal of Research in Childhood Education (indexed in Academic OneFile)
  • Young Children (Use print copies)


Professional Organizations

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Especially useful is the Accreditation segment

Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children The Public Policy segment has many ideas for advocacy issues, many drawn from NAEYC. Also0 look at links to governmental bodies.

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Daycare regulations Important licensing standards and other legal information.

Chicago Metro Association for the Education of Young Children Our local branch of NAEYC. Check their About Us segment for programs


Current Legislation

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC): Public Policy For information on state and federal policy and legislation that impacts young children and families. Includes sections on emailing your legislator, an advocacy toolkit, particular facts and special reports of interest to early childhood education and care professionals.

Center for Childcare Workforce “CCW/AFTEF’s mission is to improve the quality of early care and education for all children by promoting policy, research and organizing that ensure the early care and education workforce is well-educated, receives better compensation and a voice in their workplace.”


Web Sites

Use the Library's list of Web search engines to find Web sites on your advocacy project topic.

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