Books and more:
- All child care resources
- Child care
- Communication skills
- Child psychology
- Creative development
- Childhood (sociology)
- Child nutrition + more
- Children’s services (welfare)
- Child protection, abuse
- Children’s books
- Play and learning
- Primary education
- Preschool education, nursery
- Special educational needs (SEN)
- Leadership and management
- Good practice
For more use the Library online catalogue or ask a member of staff.
The following magazines are available from the Library: their back issues may be borrowed for up to a week:
Children and Young People Now (Library) | (website)
Early Years Educator (Library) | (Website)
Nursery World (Library) | (Website)
Childcare.co.uk – an award winning online social networking platform for parents, childcare providers and private tutors with over 1,000,000 members, contains downloadable activity booklets and resources.
Issues Online – around sixty well written articles packed with factual data on many topics relevant to Child Studies, from abortion marriage to nutrition and child protection.
Pearson – Explore a range of resources on offer for BTEC and Work-Based Learning qualifications in Childcare including Teaching and Assessment Packs, Student Books and Teaching Resource Disks among other helpful resources. You’ll also find a range of useful resources on Child Development, the EYFS and support for Teaching Assistants.
We recommend visiting these websites:
Google Scholar – allows you to search peer-reviewed journal articles in your subject
Google Books– allows you to search their online book collection and read available chapters.
Referencing guide and bookable referencing sessions with library staff.