Early Education and Childcare
The Library and Learning Centres provide a wide range of resources and this guide highlights those which are relevant to your course.
Click here for a downloadable version of the information given below.
Online resources
These resources are available on and off campus. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
ClickView
This is a video collection of over 19,000 titles including current TV recordings.
Articles, statistics, personal accounts and links to websites on a wide range of topics.
To access the Complete Issues site, click the link above. You will then be taken to the Moodle Home screen – click on the top right-hand corner of the page to log in with your college email and password. A page will then be displayed which contains a link to click to access Complete Issues, and below the link the Username and Password required to access the site are also displayed.
Full text articles covering Health and Social Care, Business and Strategy, and Marketing.
Gale News, Business and Reference
Access to a large range of online reference materials including journals, newspaper archives and e-books.
A range of databases from the National Library of Scotland. They cover many subject areas and include e-books, newspapers, journals, audio-visual resources and images. You need to register on the website to gain access to the resources.
An online magazine resource for people involved with early years’ education and childcare. Each edition contains an invaluable mix of news, expert advice and thought-provoking features, as well as analysis of policy developments across the sector.
VADS (Visual Arts Data Service)
An online resource for the visual arts comprising over 100,000 images which have been copyright cleared for use in learning and teaching in the UK.
Expert authors combine facts, analysis, new insights, and enthusiasm to offer concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects.
Useful websites and Open Access resources
The official body who are responsible for inspection of standards of care in Scotland, with information on inspection reports and professional guidance.
CCF Project: Vocational Resource Bank
Website offering a collection of videos and other resources covering many subjects.
Providing support and developing positive change across all areas affecting children in Scotland.
Different Minds – Autism awareness and understanding
A website created by the Scottish Government written in partnership with autistic people, providing guidance, factual information and personal experiences.
Early Learning and Childcare - National Induction Resource
A Scottish Government document outlining the framework for induction into Early Learning and Childcare as a career.
The website of the national body in Scotland for supporting quality and improvement in learning and teaching.
Insight Magazine
Children in Scotland’s membership publication, providing a space for inspiration, reflection, discussion and sharing of knowledge.
Inclusive Language Guide
Oxfam’s Inclusive Language Guide helps people think about how the way they write can subvert or inadvertently reinforce intersecting forms of inequality.
The language recommended is drawn from specialist organisations which provide advice on language preferred by marginalized people, groups and communities.
Site for delivering children and young people’s right to play in Scotland, offers toolkits and ideas.
Scottish Government - early learning and childcare practitioners: training modules
Free online modules available to all early learning and childcare (ELC) practitioners’ providers and open to all ELC workers.
NHS Scotland offer free accounts to everyone who helps provide health and social care in Scotland in conjunction with the NHS and Scottish Local Authorities. Students can register to access e-books, journals and databases.
Click here for more free online resources.
Books and Electronic books (e-books)
Most of the print books for your course will be found in Child Development (shelf mark 305.231) and Preschool Education (372.21 and above) sections of the LLC.
All books on Early Education and Childcare can be found on the LLC catalogue.
Click here for a guide to using the Library Catalogue.
The LLC also has a range of ‘English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)’ books, as well as a selection of fiction books.
E-books for Early Education and Childcare can be found on the catalogue or through our providers Ebook Central, VLe Books and E-books for Further Education. Further e-books are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Below are just a few of our most popular e-books – click on the title or image to access the book. If asked, select UK Federation login, Home Institution and/or Shibboleth, enter New College Lanarkshire then log on to the resources using your college username and password.
Child Development: an illustrated guide 2nd Edition by Carolyn Meggitt
An Encounter with Reggio Emilia: Children's Early Learning Made Visible by Linda Kinney
Understanding Child Development 2nd Edition by Jennie Lindon
Child Care and Education by Carolyn Meggitt et al.
Inclusion and Diversity in the Early Years: A Practical Resource to Support Inclusive Practice in Early Years Settings by Anne Rodgers
From Birth to Five Years: Children's Developmental Progress by Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill
Journals
Journals provide up-to-date information about a subject. We have access to many online titles on Gale News, Business and Reference and Emerald Insight.
Further journals are available through the 'Useful websites and Open Access resources' section above.
Accessibility
Our campus libraries have lots of resources to assist you with your accessibility needs – click here to learn more.
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