- Start with these databases:
Child Development and Adolescent Studies: focuses on the growth and development of children and adolescents to the age of 21.
Academic Search Complete: indexes journals and magazines from all subject areas.
CBCA Complete : indexes Canadian journals, magazines and newspapers from all subject areas.
- More databases:
CPI.Q: Canadian Periodical Index: indexes Canadian journals, newspapers and magazines.
ERIC: covers all aspects of education; includes ERIC documents
- Research Pro:
Do one search to find articles, books and websites. Use this in conjunction with the library catalogue and article databases.
Library Catalogue - Find books at Douglas College Library.
WorldCat - Find books in libraries worldwide.
The following is a small sample of the journals available in this field:
Canadian Children
Child Development
Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education
Early Childhood Education Journal |
Journal of Research in Childhood Education
Teaching Exceptional Children
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education
Young Children |
Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada, 2008 "This comprehensive report provides key data on child care and kindergartens across Canada. It tracks spaces, finances, quality issues and public policy developments at the provincial/territorial and federal levels."
Child Care Resource and Research Unit - University of Toronto
Highlights research and policy developments related to childcare in Canada. Contains a number of full text publications.
Division of Childhood and Adolescence Public Health Agency of Canada
Focuses on policy development and research regarding children and youth in Canada. Provides numerous reports and documents in full text.
Child and Family Web Guide This site offers categorized links to sites that contain research-based information about child development.
Zero to Three
Focuses on the healthy development of infants and toddlers.
CDC Growth Charts
Pediatric growth charts for tracking the physical growth of infants, children, and adolescents.
B.C. Ministry of Children and Family Development Provides reports and publications related to child care in British Columbia.
Canadian Child Care Federation
A bilingual, non-profit organization site that has numerous resource sheets on child care.
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
A non-profit organization that promotes accessibility for all to quality child care. Various publications and reports relevant to child care advocacy are available at this site.
Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre
This centre provides information, services and support to the child care community in British Columbia.
NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children The largest organization of educational professionals in the United States.
National Child Care Information Center
This site contains numerous full text US government publications regarding early childhood education.
National Network for Child Care
This site has an articles and resources section that is extensive and includes scholarly material.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site One of the best sites yet for reviews, teaching ideas, and creative groupings (by theme, by curriculum area, by grade level) of children's books.
The Children's Literature Web Guide
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of the information is provided by schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world. Information about movies based on children's books is also included.
Citation and Style Guides 
