The lending library is open to all parents and child care providers in Monmouth County.

The library is located at:
3301C Rt. 66, Neptune, NJ.

The library is OPEN:
Monday-Friday, 9 am to 5 pm all year.

The library is CLOSED:
Saturday and Sunday
Legal holidays and holiday weekends

What is in the Library:
Child Care Resources’ library materials cover a wide range of topics about early childhood care and education and parenting. The following lists provide an overview of some of the topics:

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 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 ECE
Family diversity
Financial management in child care
Getting along
Guidance and discipline
Health issues in child care
Holidays and special days/celebrations
Inclusion
Learning disabilities
Mentoring in ECE
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
Story telling
Storytelling/story acting
Television & children
Temperament
Transitions…and more for Child Care Professionals:

You may download articles from our CDs and print them out at our library. The CD’s contain articles 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

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?

Books, magazines, other print materials, videotapes, audiotapes, and DVD’s can be borrowed for a 2-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 the material and save you a trip.

Soon you will be able to browse our high quality collection of books, video tapes, early childhood journals, DVD’s and articles online!