The Child Care Resources Lending Library is open to all child care providers and families in Monmouth County. The library is located at Child Care Resources office at 3301 C Route 66, Neptune, NJ. The library’s hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The library is closed Saturday and Sunday, as well as most holidays. The library is always open to browse before and after workshops held at Child Care Resources.
Books, magazines, other print materials, video tapes, audio tapes and DVD’s can be borrowed for a two week period. If you need more time, you may call the library to request an extension. Occasionally, one of our employees, if out in the field and in your area, may be able to come to your center or home to collect your materials and save you a trip!
For more information about our library or to borrow materials, you may contact our Quality Improvement Specialist, Dina Patel, at 732-918-9901, Ext. 133 or at dpatel@ccrnj.org.
Child Care Resources’ library materials cover a wide range of topics about early care and education, as well as parenting. The following list provides an overview of some of the topics:
Topics A – G
Activities
ADD-ADHD
Administration of Child Care
Advocacy for Child Care
Anti-Bias Education
Bullying Prevention
Child Abuse Prevention
Child Care Policies
Child Rearing
Child Development
Choosing Quality Child Care
Conflict and Stress Management
Curriculum (Creative, High Scope, Reggio Emilia, Emergent, etc.)
Design of Child Care Facilities
Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Disaster Preparedness
Diversity Issues
Early Intervention
Educational Philosophies
Effects of Early Childhood Education
Family Diversity
Financial Management in Child Care
Getting Along
Guidance and Discipline
Topics H – T
Health Issues in Child Care
Holidays, Special Days and Celebrations
Inclusion
Learning Disabilities
Mentoring in Early Childhood Education
Movement Education
Nature and Children
Play and Child Development
Playground Design and Safety
Professional Development
Project Approach
Quality in Child Care
Safety and Injury Prevention
Self-Esteem
Separation
Special Needs
Starting a Child Care Business
Storytelling/Storyacting
Television and Children
Temperament
Transitions
Articles
You may download articles from our digital media and print them out in our library. There are various articles on digital media from the journal, “Child Care Information Exchange.” The topics are:
- Supervising Staff
- Staff Training
- Play
- Caring for Infants and Toddlers
- Children with Differing Abilities
- Perspectives on Discipline
Out of the Box Training Kits
You may also borrow training kits by Child Care Information Exchange. These Out of the Box training kits contain everything you need to provide your staff with a quality workshop or training, including a certificate. The topics are:
- Recognizing the Essentials of Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- Hard Joys: Managing Behavior with a Creative Mind and a Playful Spirit
- Reality Bites: Biting at the Center
- What’s so Positive about Positive Discipline?…and Other Mysteries of Child Guidance
- Granting Children Their Emotions
- Not in Praise of Praise
- Supporting Constructive Play in the Wild
- How Do I Relate and Share Professionally?