Book Lists

All teachers should be lifelong learners. Professional development can be a challenge. Conferences and workshops are great but the expense can add up. Online courses or podcasts are good alternatives. But sometimes it’s difficult to invest a chunk of time at one sitting. Professional development books are great resources – affordable and easy to fit in your schedule.

Check out these professional development books for child care professionals.

The Most Important Year: Pre-Kindergarten and the Future of Our Children by Suzanne Bouffard

Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children’s Thinking by Janis Strasser, Lisa Mufson Bresson

Already Ready by Katie Wood Ray and Matt Glover

I Am Reading by Kathy Collins and Matt Glover

Conscious Discipline by Dr. Becky Bailey

Purposeful Play by Mraz, Porcelli, and Tyler

The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

7 Kinds of Smart: Identifying and Developing Your Many Intelligences by Thomas Armstrong

50 Dangerous Things (You Should Let Your Children Do) by Gever Tulley and Julie Spiegler

100 Ideas to Market Your Childcare Business by Taffy Gallagher

The Absorbent Mind by Maria Montessori