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Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and Care (Birth-5): ECTPP101A Holistic Child Development

Prescribed

Child development & education (2020) - eBook and book by Teresa McDevitt

The books below are used in the weekly readings:

Programming and planning in early childhood settings (2025) - eBook and book by Leonie Arthur; Bronwyn Beecher; Elizabeth Death; Sue Dockett; Sue Farmer
Young children's behaviour : guidance approaches for early childhood educators (2016) - eBook and book by Louise Porter

Recommended

Readings

Australian Government Department of Education. (2022). Belonging, Being & Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (V2.0).
Australian Government Department of Education for the Ministerial Council. https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2023-01/EYLF-2022-V2.0.pdf
Center on the Developing Child. (n.d.). What is epigenetics? Harvard University.
https://developingchild.harvard.edu/resources/what-is-epigenetics-and-how-does-it-relate-to-child-development/
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. (2018). Developmental milestones and the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standards.
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-02/DevelopmentalMilestonesEYLFandNQS.pdf
Kennedy, A. (2012). National Quality Standard Professional Learning Program: What have theories got to do with it?
NQS PLP e-Newsletter (31), 1-4 . https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-12/WhatHaveTheoriesGotToDoWithIt.pdf
Munch & Move. (2020). Munch and Move resources.
https://healthykids.nsw.gov.au/munch-move-resources/
Northern Sydney Local Health District. (2020). Warm up. NSW Health.
https://www.nslhd.health.nsw.gov.au/HealthPromotion/MunchMove/Documents/MinMoves_WarmUp.pdf
NSW Ministry of Health. (2019). FMS: Fundamental movement skills with Franky and friends: A fundamental movement skills resource for pre-schoolers 3-5 years. NSW Government.
https://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/downloads/file/campaignsprograms/FrankyFriends.pdf
RSA. (2010, October 14). RSA animate: Changing educational paradigms [Video].
YouTube. https://youtu.be/zDZFcDGpL4U
Speech Pathology Australia. (2024). Communication milestones kit: 12 months - 5 years.
https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/Comm-swallow/Speech-development/Communication-milestones.aspx