Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Hello All
Well am wanting to dip into the pool of knowledge and experience here! This time am asking what books you can recommend I should get my hands on to assist my planning/programming/developmental awareness for the 0-12 months age group in my new job ( staring very soon! ) Also keen to know the exact texts used in the current Diploma level studies-am on the lookout to get those soon too. Are there any good websites to buy these type of texts from? Looking forward to hearing from someone soon ! thanks - sarah

The Diploma recommended texts are

Birth to big school by Kearns & Austin ISBN 9781442511415 (Pearson Australia)
The big picture by Kearns & Austin ISBN 9781442514270 (Pearson Australia)
Frameworks for Learning and Development by Kearns & Austin ISBN 9781442514287 (Pearson Australia)I
The business of childcare by Kearns & Austin ISBN 9781442514294 (Pearson Australia)

I pretty much just plugged the names into google & searched and compared online bookshops/ebay etc until found the cheapest! Some places were offering two books togther which saved me a bit ...still on offer ..link below
http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/booksho ... 4994077094

Nile.com.au are offering the 1st one for $53.99 while fishpond are $65.99! so you can see vast difference...so shop around

Thankyou fefe! I really appreciate your help! : )