LibGuides: Child Care & Development: Open Educational Resources

What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?

"Open Educational Resources" by Ron Mader is licensed under CC BY 2.0

OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. ~ William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

For a more comprehensive overview on OER, see:

Open Educational Resources - a guide designed to assist faculty in the exploration, identification, selection and adoption of Open Educational Resources.

Open Educational Resources in Child Care and Development

“Child Care Rhinos” by Erich Ferdinand is licensed under CC BY 2.0

This is a sample of several OER Child Care and Development textbooks or course materials available. Additional OER in your subject may be found by searching the resources listed on the ACC Libraries primary Open Educational Resources Guide.

Child Growth and Development
Textbook by Antoinette Ricardo, Dawn Rymond, Jennifer Paris (2021) "This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life."
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This book found through OERTX
Child Growth and Development
Textbook by Jean Zaar (2021). (A version of the one above)
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Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education
Textbook by Clint Springer, Jennifer Paris, Kristin Beeve (2022). Covers topics such as developing curriculum, play and intentional teaching, models of curriculum, lesson planning and more...
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Child, Family and Community
Textbook by Rebecca Laff, Wendy Ruiz (2020). Briefly discusses six theories: Bioecological Model, Family Systems, Functionalism, Conflict Theory, Symbolic Interactionism, and Psychological Perspectives.
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Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education
Textbook by Jennifer Paris (2022).
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Child Health and Development
This course focuses on the core processes of growth and development in early to middle childhood. Considers developmental theories, issues and research findings related to physical growth and cognitive, emotional, and social development.
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200 Free Kids Educational Resources: Video Lessons, Apps, Books, Websites & More | Open Culture
What is the most important influence on child development?
Overview: If you could do one thing - the most important thing - to influence the life of a young child, what would that be (it’s likely not what you first bring to mind)? We want to improve the well being of children - our own, in our community, and in the world, so thinking globally about this question is vital.
Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education
Textbook by Clint Springer, Jennifer Paris, Kristin Beeve (2022).
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This book found through OERTX