Library Guides: Child Care: Books

LC Subject Headings

Many books on the topic will be under the following subject headings or their narrowing terms.

The main collection of the library has a variety of books that pertain to child care. Try looking at some of these books as well as related titles:

What all children need : theory and application

Author: Linda L. Dunlap

Published: 2002

ISBN: 0761822739

Caring for school-age children

Author: Phyllis Click & Jennifer Parker

Published: 2006

ISBN: 1401897703

The child care problem : an economic analysis

Author: David Blau

Published: 2001

ISBN: 0871541017

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Working with school-age children : before and after school care

Author: Marlene Bumgarner

Published: 1999

ISBN: 1559349484

Understanding attachment : parenting, child care, and emotional development

Author: Jean Mercer

Published: 2006

ISBN: 0275982173

Call number: 0275982173

Working with children from culturally diverse backgrounds

Authors: M. Diane Klein & Deborah Chen

Published: 2001

ISBN: 0766824063