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How to Start a Home-Based Day Care Business. Shari Steelsmith, $22.95

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Planning, Maintenance & Guidance

(Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Early Childhood Education: the Book of Lists for Teachers and Parents. Judy Fujawa, $15.95

Anti-Bias Curriculum: Tools for Empowering Young Children: Louise Derman-Sparks, $17.95

Business Administration Scale (BAS) for Fmaily Child Care. Teri Talan & Paula Jorde Bloom, $22.95

By the Ages: Behavior & Development of Children Pre-Birth through Eight.  K. Eileen Allen & Lynn Marotz, $33.95

Childminder's Guide to Child Development. Allison Lee, $36.95

Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Groups: Developmentally Appropriate Practice (2nd Edition). ZERO TO THREE, $34.50

Caring for Other People's Children. Frances Kemper Alston, $29.50

The Creative Curriculum for Family Child Care. Diane Dodge & Laura Colker, $47.95/Trainer's Guide, $47.95

Family Day Care Rating Scale. Thelma Harms, $22.25/Scoring Sheets, Pkg/30, $14.95

Good Beginnings: Parenting in the Early Years. Judith Evans & Ellen Ilfeld, $29.95

Home Child Care: a Caregiver's Guide. Lee Dunster, $21.95

How to Start a Home-Based Day-Care Business. Shari Steelsmith, $22.95

Making It Better: Activities for Children Living in a Stressful World. Barbara Oehlberg, $27.95

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Pathways to Play: Developing Play Skills in Young Children. Sandra Heidemann & Deborah Hewitt, $24.95

Simple Steps: Developmental Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds.  Karen Miller, $41.95

So This Is Normal Too? Teachers and Parents Working Out Developmental Issues in Young Children. D. Hewitt  $24.95

Start and Run a Home Daycare. Catherine Pruissen, $21.25

The Stay-at-Home Parent Survival Guide: Real-Life Advice from Moms, Dads, and Other Experts. Christina Baglivi Tinglof, $21.95

Staying Home Instead: How to Balance Your Family Life (and Your Checkbook). Christine Davidson, $30.95

What to Do When: Practical Guidance Strategies for Challenging Behaviors in the Preschool, 6th Edition. Eva Essa, $61.95 (previously called "A Practical Guide to Solving Preschool Behavior Problems")

Working at Home: While the Kids Are There, Too.  Loriann Hoff Oberlin, $20.95

You Can Afford to Stay Home with Your Kids: a Step-by-Step Guide for Converting Your Family from Two Incomes to One.  Malia McCawley Wyckoff & Mary Snyder, $23.95

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Activities & Curriculum

Active Learning for Infants. Cryer, Harms & Bourland, $42.95; Ones $42.95; Twos $36.75; Threes $48.95; Fours $42.95; Fives $42.95

Ages and Stages: Developmental Descriptions & Activities Birth through Eight Years. Karen Miller, $24.95

The Big, Messy Art Book. Mary Ann Kohl, $18.95

Boredom Busters: the Curious Kids’ Activity Book. Avery Hart & Paul Mantell, $20.95

Child’s Play: 200 Instant Crafts and Activities for Preschoolers. Leslie Hamilton, $22.00

Computer Fun for Everyone: Great Things to Do and Make with Any Computer. Elin Kordahl Saltveit, $18.50

Cooking Art: Easy Edible Art for Young Children. MaryAnn Kohl & Jean Potter, $24.95

Family Math for Young Children. Grace Davila Coates & Jean Kerr Stenmark, $29.95

First Art: Art Experiences for Toddlers and Twos. Mary Ann Kohl, $24.95

Fun with My Five Senses: Activities to Build Learning Readiness. Sarah Williamson, $21.95

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Games for Math: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Learn Math K-3. Peggy Kaye, $18.95

Games for Reading: Playful Ways to Help Your Child Read. Peggy Kaye, $18.95

Games to Play with Babies, Revised & Expanded. Jackie Silberg, $18.95 - Toddlers, $17.95, Two-Year-Olds, $17.95

Infant and Toddler Experiences.  Fran Hast & Ann Hollyfield, $31.95; More Infant and Toddler Experiences, $33.95

The Infant & Toddler Handbook: Invitations for Optimum Early Development.  Kathryn Castle, $32.95 

Kids Make Music: Clapping & Tapping from Bach to Rock. Avery Hart & Paul Mantell, $21.95

The Kids’ Nature Book: 365 Indoor/Outdoor Activities & Experiences. Susan Milord, $20.95

Make Your Own Preschool Games: a Personalized Play and Learn Program. Sally Goldberg, $22.95

Math Play! 80 Ways to Count & Learn for Ages 2 to 6.. Diane McGowan & Mark Schrooten. $20.95

MathArts: Exploring Math through Art for 3 to 6 Year Olds. MaryAnn Kohl & Cindy Gainer, $33.95

Playtime Props for Toddlers: Unique Ways to Spice Up Toddler Rooms.  Jean Warren & Carol Gnojewski, $26.95

Preschool Art. Mary Ann Kohl, $33.95

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Recipes for Art and Craft Materials. Helen Roney Stattler, $7.95

Responding to Infants: The Infant Activity Manual 6-30 Months. Inez Moyer, $34.95.95

Special Day Art. Elizabeth McKinnon, $18.95 (ages 3-6)

Toddler Theme Calendar: Weekly Activity Ideas for Exploring the Seasons with Toddlers.  E. McKinnon, $12.95

Twos Experience Art. Liz & Dick Wilmes, $19.95 - Dramatic Play, $21.95 - Sensory Play, $24.95

300 Three Minute Games: Quick and Easy Activities for 2-5 Year Olds. Jackie Silberg, $21.95

A Year of Fun Just for Babies.  Theodosia Sideropoulos Spewock, $6.95 (Also available for One, Two, Three, Four and Five year olds; $6.95 each)

You Make the Difference in Helping Your Child Learn. Ayala Manolson et al, $23.00 (available at the same price in French, Spanish, Chinese and Dutch, and in an aboriginal edition); DVD format $54.00

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