Centers Resource Library

Many resources are available to providers through Action for Children’s workshops, through specially designed brochures and Tip Cards and through Action for Children. Our resources include books and videos on a variety of topics including professionalism, teacher-child interactions, curriculum, creating a healthy and safe learning environment, child development for all ages from infancy to school age, child development in all areas including intellectual, social and emotional development, physical development, etc., parent relations and developing quality environments including for home and center accreditation. Library lending privileges are limited to providers who are currently participating in on-going professional development programs at Action for Children.

Center Licensing
Marketing Your Business

Promote your business to parents who may be seeking childcare.


Professional Development
How to be Self Confident and Successful

This tip sheet gives practical ideas for projecting a positive image of yourself to clients.


Literacy: The Joy of the Journey brochure

For early childhood professionals and parents - describes the literacy curriculum for children from infancy to third grade.


Shaken Baby Brochure

How to protect your infants and toddlers from this tragic act.


Shaken Baby Tip Cards

These cards give practical advice on dealing with your frustrations as a parent of a crying or irritable infant or toddler.


Spring 2008 Step Up to Quality Trainings

Brand new Step Up to Quality-approved trainings being offered in central Ohio April - June 2008!


What a Parent Looks For in a Provider

This resource can help you market yourself to prospective clients.


Out-of-School
Adolescent Program Guidelines

This resource provides professionals working with school-agers with guidelines for quality programs.


Principals Principles

What are the benefits of after-school care at a child's school?


School Age Guidelines

This resource helps professionals working with school-agers to develop a clear understanding of quality indicators in a before or after school-age program.


Time to Succeed

This pamphlet describes the  benefils of having quality out-of-school time school-age programs in our community.  It also provides a resource list of agencies with School-age Specialists throughout Ohio.