Long Day Care Quality Area 3: Programming and evaluation

Principle 3.1: The program reflects a clear statement of centre philosophy Principle 3.2: Each child’s learning is documented and is used in planning programs Principle 3.3: Programs The program assists each child to be a successful learner Recommended book titles: Basics of assessment: A primer for early childhood educators Challenging behaviours in early childhood settings: Creating a place for all children Children with special needs: Lessons for early childhood professionals Creating readers: Over 1000 games, activities tongue twisters, fingerplays, songs and stories to get children excited about reading Designs for living and learning: Transforming early childhood environments Developing constructivist early childhood curriculum Developing learning in early childhood: 0-8 years Early development risk and disability: Relational contexts Early learning environments that work Educating and caring for very young children: The infant toddler curriculum Enhancing children's development Focused portfolios: A complete assessment for the young child Games children play: The effects of media violence on young children Grandcaring: Insights into grandparents' experiences as regular child care providers Helping children in times of need: Grief, loss, separation and divorce Hollyhocks and honeybees: Gardening projects for young children How to develop children's early literacy: A guide for professional carers and educators In the spirit of the studio: Learning from the atelier of Reggio Emilia Learning with computers (second edition) Making links: A collaborative approach to planning and practice in early childhood services Meaningful planning: Rethinking teaching and learning relationships No biting: Policy and practice for toddler programs Observing and planning in early childhood settings: Using a sociocultural approach One step ahead: Early admission of, and school provisions for, gifted infants Our part in peace Overlooked curriculum: Seeing everyday possibilities Practical solutions to practically every problem: The early childhood teacher's manual (revised edition) Programming and planning in early childhood settings Rapunzel's supermarket: All about young children and their art Reflecting children's lives: A handbook for planning child-centred curriculum Reflections: Reggio Emelia principles within Australian contexts Rethinking gender in early childhood education Revisiting celebrations with young children Staff challenges: Articles from Child Care Information Exchange Start smart: Building brain power in the early years Start them right: A parents' guide to healthy eating for under fives Starting school: How to help your child be prepared Solutions to organisational problems in early childhood settings So this is normal too? Teachers and Parents working out developmental issues in young children Spotlight on young children and assessment Staff challenges: Articles from Child Care Information Exchange The art of awareness: How observation can transform your teaching The colours of learning: Integrating the visual arts into the early childhood curriculum The complete daily curriculum for early childhood: Over 1200 easy activities to support multiple intelligences and learning Styles The creative curriculum for preschool (fourth edition) The ECE inclusion handbook: Practical guidelines for early childhood teachers working with children who have special needs The power of observation Understanding children: Foundations for quality (third edition) What happened to the world? Helping children cope in turbulent times Widening the circle: Including children with disabilities in preschool programs Windows on learning: Documenting young children's work

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 October 2007 )