Early Childhood Development

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Databases: Research Journals
Academic OneFile Academic Search Premier Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection	Although no single database provides access to the whole range of ECD journals, each of these article databases gives coverage to a number of journals; you will quite likely want to do your search in all three databases
Databases: Children's Magazines
Kids InfoBits Primary Search	For kindergarten users through Grade 5; covers geography, current events, the arts, science, health, people, history, sports, etc. Articles from the 70 most popular magazines for elementary school students
Reference Sources
Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood: In History and Society Child Development Learning and Memory International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family Oxford Companion to the Mind	These reference works will include a variety of entries featuring children and developmental issues
*JournalBrowse**
Browse Research Journals Browse Children's Magazines	Here you can browse the Tables of Contents of individual journals or magazines. If you find an article of interest, just click on the title to bring up the full text.
Best Websites
The Child and Family Web Guide	Evaluates, describes, and provides links to hundreds of sites containing ECD research and practical advice
National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC)	Provides comprehensive child care information resources
Promising Practices Network	Provides "evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, youth, and families"
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Using Research (NAEYC)	Focuses on the quality of educational developmental services for children from birth through age 8
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections	Searchable collection of of original research and related resources
Child Development Research Center (Child Development Institute)	Extensive nformation on child development, including prenatal, physical, intellectual, language and social development