NEW! Visions of Creativity in Early Childhood: Connecting Theory, Practice and Reflection
Joy Lubawy is a storyteller. In Visions of Creativity she uses the real-life stories from her thirty years as Teaching/director in Australian early childhood centres so that the reader may share with her reflections on the ways we can encourage childrens creativity. Joy has used Howard Gardners Theory of Multiple Intelligence as the framework of the book so that creativity is now seen not only as being only for the artists and performers, but for every child. She has blended her thoughts and stories with responses to ideas from Reggio Emilia as well as other writers from the Emergent Curriculum school of thought. It connects philosophy, theories and practice alongside the development of a strong curriculum and is not just about child development, but about children discovering, theorising, experiencing.

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The Kid’s Guide to Becoming The Best You Can Be

Author Jill Frankel Hauser

Children have the potential for success - in their own lives and in the contributions they make! This book includes thought provoking activities that build five essential character traits that prepare children for personal success. Cooperative games and activities make the traits child friendly and attainable. An outstanding practical guide for anyone committed to helping children thrive!

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Building Relationships with Parents and Families in School-Age Programs
This book was first published in 1998. This new edition continues to emphasize that creating positive relationships with parents and families is the foundation for strong, ongoing partnerships between parents/families and afterschool programs. Divided into three sections, the new edition includes revised and expanded learning activities and answer guides to reflect current issues and concerns; revised and expanded handouts; enhanced and expanded tools for assessing parent needs and concerns; new and expanded tip sheets for building connections with parents and families; and a selected reference list.

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Look, Look ... Look again - Summer
Claire Warden 

This book is one in a set of four which are designed to support adults in the consultation process about outdoor opportunities in the four seasons and how children need to look closely to see nature's beauty. Each section has stunning A4 photographs that gradually take the focus down to the small things that often engage children. The blend of sensorial, kinaesthetic and collaborative experiences place children very firmly at the centre of the learning process. The author has created a dynamic approach that combines photographic skill and early years knowledge. This approach enables her to capture the essence of childhood in a way that will appeal to anyone working or living with young children.

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Look, Look... Look Again - Autumn

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Look, Look... Look Again - Winter

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Look, Look... Look Again - Spring

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Training Outside School Hours Care Staff

Before School, After School and Vacation Care
By Roberta L Newman
Adapted for Australia by Marli Traill Community Child Care Assoc. Vic

This book is designed as a tool for school-age co-ordinators who often have limited resources and time to devote to staff training. Each section of the handbook provides interactive questions and scenarios staff can work through independently or with a supervisor or mentor. 
Topics explored in this handbook: how to plan for a successful first day, how to manage conflicts among children, how to provide safe effective supervision, responding to children's needs, interests and concerns and more.

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Digital Documentation
101 Photo Ready Microsoft Word Documents

Author Kim Walters

Kim Walters has pioneered the use of digital photography in the early childhood setting incorporating digital photos into documentation of children's learning experiences in colourful easy to use designs.

The accompanying CD has a digital copy of each document displayed in the book. Save hours of design time by opening ready to go layouts and inserting your text and photos. The saved blank design layouts and instructions will be invaluable to anyone wishing to incorporate digital photography and text into Microsoft word documents quickly and easily.

This book encourages photographical documentation to be used for portfolios, children's experiences, slide shows and communication between stakeholders.

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Emerging - Child development in the first three years
Dianne Nixon & Katy Gould
Emerging - Child development in the first three years was written for students of child development and care, for those who work with children in the first three years of life, and for anyone who would like to know more about what the researchers and theorists have to tell us about this age group.
The writers have taken a practical approach to the study of child development, describing the child at each year of life, and discussing their characteristics within the framework of various theories and research findings. Pointers are made to caregiving practices that meet the needs of children in the first three years of life.

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Exploring: Child Development from Three to Six Years
Authors: Diane Nixon & Maree Aldwinckle

Exploring: Child Development from Three to Six Years is a practical text aimed at students studying child care at the Diploma of Assoc. Diploma Level. Divided into chapters physical, cognitive, social-emotional and language. Specialist background chapters focus on influential theorists, inclusion of children with additional needs, the role of play and curriculum implications of theories and research. Checklists included for the convenience of students, along with a section on the role of observations in the planning process.

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Extending - Child Development from Five to Twelve Years
Edited by Dianne Nixon and Katy Gould
This new book is written for those who spend time with and care for children during middle childhood, especially those who work in Outside School Care (OSHC). The focus is on understanding the child's development during these years and their in school and out of school experiences. Chapters address all the major domains of development as well as core issues in middle childhood such as gender and development, the emergence of reading and writing skills, children with special needs and health and safety concerns in environments for children.

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After-School Transition Activities

The Ready, Set, Go! Guide to strategies that work
By David L. Whitaker

This book has over 110 quick, easy- to learn, easy to use activities and ideas that will make every transition FUN. Transitions are the change from one experience to another. This book will help by evaluating daily transitions and give tips to make transitions more effective.

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Bring Yourself to Work

A guide to successful staff development in after-school programs
By Michelle Seligson and Patricia Stahl

Develops a set of tools to enable staff to integrate self-knowledge and personal experience into their relationships with adults and children to develop a culture where everyone can thrive and grow. A powerful read as it examines self awareness and outlines skills to build on emotional intelligence to understand your role within a group setting. Research shows that the quality of relationships among staff and children can make or break an OSHC program.

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Discipline in School Age Care

Control the Climate, Not the Children
Dale Borman Fink
Dale Fink asks school-age care staff to rethink their attitudes about the behaviour and misbehaviour of children under their Care. By examining the "Six Key Elements of a School Age Care Program" Fink illustrates how the structure of the program may be contributing to behaviour problems and suggests ideas on how to resolve those problems.

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Half a Childhood
Quality Programs for Out of School Hours

NEW Now in a third edition - Judith Bender, Charles H. Flatter, Jeanette M. Sorrentino

Half a Childhood continues to bring the latest best practices for OSHC Programs.

Chapters include respecting childhood with a balanced program, relation of play to human needs, helping relationships and guiding behaviour. Also included are 1000 things to do and physical environments that say hello.

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Health in Early Childhood Settings
From Emergencies to the Common Cold

BY Professor Frank Oberklaid

Written by one of Australia?s leading paediatricians, this user-friendly guide offers information about the more common health issues and problems of early childhood.

This book is destined to become an essential resource for all early childhood settings throughout Australia. That is: pre-schools, child care centres, family day care services, outside school hours care and for parents.

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Making Links

A collaborative Approach to Planning and Practice in Early Childhood Services
BY ANNE STONEHOUSE AND JANET GONZALES-MENA

Written by two highly regarded early childhood professionals, this collaborative approach focuses on what teachers need to know about children, how they translate that information into plans and practice in early childhood services, and ways to engage parents in the process.

Emphasised throughout the book is an empowering environment for children as they are viewed as partners and contributors to their own learning and contributors to the life of everyone in the service.

This groundbreaking book has been endorsed by the leading national early childhood organisation, Early Childhood Australia.

Making Links - Parent Partership

BY ANNE STONEHOUSE AND JANET GONZALES-MENA

The information in this booklet will support parents and early childhood professionals to work in partnership, broaden knowledge about working well with children and families and reinforce the role of parents as advocates for their child and for early childhood services.

For a limited time if you purchase Making Links, A Collaborative Approach you can purchase Making Links, A Parent Partner for an additional $3.95 each or 10 for $29.50 (+ $9.95 postage and handeling).

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Multiple Intelligence's & After-School Environments
Keeping ALL children in mind
David L Whitaker
This book offers insight into the different ways children learn, based on Howard Garner's theory of multiple intelligence's. (linguistic, logical/mathematical, spatial, body/kinesthetic, musical interpersonal, naturalist)
Offers concrete ways in which adults who work in child-centred environments can provide activities, opportunities and experiences that encourage all learning styles. Suggestions for activities and materials to match these learning styles to encourage creating, constructing, discovering, relaxing, reading and writing, pretending and performing and playing games are included. This enables children to self-select activities that reflect their intelligence comfort zone.

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REFLECTIONS

Reggio Emillia principles within Australian contexts
By Jan Millikan

Stories are about wonderful experiences and the ability to excite people about community and reflect on their setting in relation to community. The book explores a value shared between teachers, parents and children through communication and collaboration. The research documented in this book is fresh, current and questioning?a celebration of possibilities. Endorsed by Early Childhood Australia.

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School Age Ideas and Activities

(New Edition)

This 2nd edition has been revised to reflect the changes in our sector. It provides hints, tips and strategies for programming for school age care; an extra 56 pages have been added. New sections include; how people learn, the significance of play, staff recruitment and retention, professional development. Also included are suggestions to communicate effectively with parents, tips for guiding children?s behaviour, tips for effective shared space and hints for a successful program for older children.

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Summer Sizzlers & Magic Mondays

School Age Theme Activities
Edna Wallace
Two books in one! In a unique and easy to read format, you get two complete activity and theme books for the price of one. This all in one book gives you 38 different themes and more than 230 activities. Summer Sizzlers include Beach Party, Create a Commercial, Flower Power, Mystery, Traveling Tourists and more. Magic Mondays include Backward Day, Dazzling Drama, You're a Winner, Puzzle Power, Munchies Day and more. This book is sure to add fun and creativity to your program

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The Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers
Author: Karen Miller Australian Edition adapted by Susan Clark & Karen Kearns

How to handle the REALLY difficult problems crisis by crisis eg. separation and divorce, community violence, racism and prejudice and many others. Learn effective strategies for the most challenging problems that you may encounter.

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Games, Games, Games
Creating hundreds of Group Games and Sports
BY David L. Whitaker

Tired of playing the same games over and over in your Outside School Hours Care program? This book has basic games and sports and shows you how to come up with and add variations to keep them exciting. Whitaker offers guidelines on facilitating children in creating their own games using a minimum of props and a lot of imagination. These variations lead to hundreds of other games, the goal is to make the games children play child-initiated and directed instead of adult-initiated and directed.

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Great Games!
Old & New/Outdoor, Travel, Board, Ball & Word

Authors: Sam Taggar with Susan Williamson

Great Games is like a travelogue into the wonderful world of game playing at its best. There are 95 Games for ages 8 to 88. No big productions, no expensive equipment just people having fun.

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The Kid's Science Book
Author: Robert Hirschfeld & Nancy White

This book is loaded with fun and meaningful experiences which stimulate each child's natural curiosity, imagination, understanding and respect for the wonders of the world that we all share.

Discover two important parts of scientific thinking how to predict what is going to happen and how to conclude based on what you know.

Over 100 exciting hands on activities!

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The Kids Multicultural Art Book

Art and craft experiences from around the world
Alexandra M Terzian
Come explore the roots, rhythms, designs and traditions found in the art and artifacts form the far corners of the earth! While creating your own wonderful arts and crafts, grow to understand one another by experiencing the unique artistic expressions nurtured in cultures different from your own.

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The Magic of Relaxation
Patrice Thomas
The magic of relaxation combines gentle Tai Chi exercises, progressive relaxation and visual techniques that are suitable for all children. Gentle exercise promotes strength, flexibility, subtleness, co-ordination and good posture whilst encouraging imagination and creativity.
Relaxation is a life skill that is important, life can be fast paced and stressful for many children. We can assist children to cope with difficult situations that life presents to them. In this book the techniques are non-competitive, and nurturing that children of all ages can enjoy. Imagine reading a script that takes you to a walk in a rainforest, floating on a cloud, or a flight with a magical bird.

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What Happened to the World

Helping Children Cope in Turbulent Times
Jim Greenmann
This book is for parents, teachers, and everyone working to help children and families make sense of a world where without warning, the sky can fall, lives are lost, and our sense of safety and security disappear in a flash. It is designed to help adults peer into the minds of children, from infancy through the teenage years, and understand their fears, their grief and their struggles to understand why, through the acts of man or nature, the ground under their feet can suddenly shake and the world becomes a very frightening place. This book was written as a response to the events of 11 September, with the understanding, compassion and thoughtfulness that is required by adults who care for children.

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Manageable Management Folder

Community Child Care

This Management package is designed as a tool for service co-ordinators.  It is designed to assist you in introducing your committee to its management role.

It is essential that committees of management understand their roles and responsibilities.  At times, especially when members are new to the committee, people have difficulty understanding what part they play in the organisation and what their obligations are.

The two parts of the Manageable Management Package are designed to work together to assist you in inducting your committee as membership changes occur.

Use Part One to run information sessions- focussing on key sections- for your committee.

Use Part Two to insert information particular to your service and give copies to each committee member so they have a comprehensive information pack regarding your service to refer to.  You may wish to add other sections that are not included.  You can update and add information as things change.

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