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BC Ministry of Children and Family Development www.gov.bc.ca/mcfEarly Childhood Educators of BC (ECEBC) http://www.ecebc.ca/Canadian Child Care Federation www.cccf-fcsge.ca/home_en.htmlCanadian Coalition for the Rights of Children www.rightsofchildren.ca

Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Developmentincludes an “Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development” www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca/

Child and Family Canada http://www.cccf-fcsge.ca/Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada www.ccaac.ca/home.phpInvest in Kids www.investinkids.ca

U.S. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) www.naeyc.org

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Canadian Pediatric Society www.cps.ca/english/index.htm

U.S. National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families www.zerotothree.org

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Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) – University of Toronto

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www.childcarecanada.org

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

searchable database of resources related to childcare & early education

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Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP)

between BC’s 6 major universities, downloadable reports & publications

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Early Childhood Research & Practice - an internet journal http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n1/index.html

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Canadian Toy-Testing Council www.toy-testing.org

Lantern Tree - lyrics to nursery rhymes & children’s songs www.lanterntree.com

Canadian Children’s Literature Service - Library & Archives Canada

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Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Website www.carolhurst.com

Children’s Literature Web Guide www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown

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BookBookBookBookSchiller, P. & Willis, C. (2008). Inclusive literacy lessons for early childhood. (2nd

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Chapter in a BookChapter in a BookChapter in a BookChapter in a BookRoberts, H. (2008). Listening to children: And hearing them. In P. Christensen & A. James (eds.), Research with children: Perspectives and practices. (pp. 53-64). New York: Routledge..

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