Child Studies
Government sites
Industry sites
Sites of interest
Standards and legislation
Government sites
| Subject link | Description |
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| Australian Bureau of Statistics - Children and Youth Theme Page |
Comprehensive statistics relating to children and youth in Australia |
| Australian Institute of Family Studies | Comprehensive resources on community issues including child protection, youth suicide and aged care. Includes access to the National Child Protection Clearinghouse and other resources relating to the health and well being of Australian children |
| Australian Institute of Health & Welfare | Information about health and welfare including statistics and publications. Includes comprehensive Childcare resources |
| Commission for Children and Young People | The Commission for Children and Young People promotes and protects the rights, interests and well being of Queensland children and young people. Site provides information on working with children in Queensland, as well as other related resources |
| Department of Child Safety | Queensland Government department focusing on child safety and protection |
| Department of Communities |
Queensland Government site with information on community issues including child protection, aged care, juvenile justice, youth development and violence prevention |
| Department of Family and Community Services | The Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services is responsible for a broad range of social policy issues affecting Australian society and the living standards of Australian families, communities and individuals. Site includes Federal childcare policy and other childcare resources |
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Links to Water: Learn it for life! a new online water education program written by Queensland teachers showing how to save water. |
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| National Childcare Accreditation Council | The NCAC is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Quality Assurance (QA) systems for family day care schemes, outside school hours care services and long day care centres across Australia. Site includes comprehensive information on quality improvement and assurance in Australian children's services |
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National Health and Medical Research Council Publications including Staying Healthy in Child Care - Preventing infectious diseases in child care |
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| Queensland Health |
Entry point for everything you need to know on government and non-government health issues in Queensland |
| WorkCover Queensland | Workcover Queensland is the major workers' compensation insurer in Queensland. Site includes workers' compensation information and access to relevant legislation |
| Workplace Health and Safety | Queensland Government site with comprehensive workplace health and safety information, access to legislation and codes of practice, and links to other relevant sites |
Industry sites
| Subject link | Description |
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| Child Care Information Exchange |
International childcare site. Includes articles, links and global industry news |
| Early Childhood Australia Inc | Early Childhood Australia Inc. is the national peak non-government organization, acting in the interests of young children aged 0-8 years of age. Site includes a code of ethics for personnel involved in the provision of early childhood services and links to other relevant sites |
| Queensland Childcare Services | Queensland Childcare Services is one of Australia's leading providers of high quality, individualised care and education of young children. Site includes information about programs, extra services and centres |
Sites of interest
| Subject link | Description |
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| Aboriginal Children's Advancement Society Ltd. |
The ACAS was formed to provide education and employment opportunities for young Aboriginals through the provision of hostels. Its primary aims are to improve the standard of education of Aboriginal children and to extend opportunities to those in need |
| Attention Deficit Disorder Links Project |
This site aims to be the largest collection of ADD and ADHD related links on the Internet. It is a project connected with the ADD Newsletter and is parent-focussed |
| Australian Children's Television Foundation |
The ACTF is a national non-profit organisation designed to encourage the development, dissemination and production of high-quality TV programmes for children |
| Billy Bear's Playground | Interactive site for young children with activities, jokes, games etc. This is just one example of a huge genre |
| ChildFun | Excellent craft and activities site - also has parenting advice. Content is North American, but very good |
| Children's Health Development Foundation |
A comprehensive site for all information on children's health, with a particular focus on promoting health in school communities |
| Early Childhood Care and Development |
Comprehensive resources on child development and education in developing or third world countries. Also includes links to other relevant sites |
| EQ.ORG | EQ.ORG is an excellent site for learning about emotional intelligence - the theory developed by Salovey & Mayer. Essentially a directory of sites and articles; the resources deal with business and training as well as education |
| FamilyFun | A comprehensive family site - parenting, recipes, craft, parties, pets and more |
| Kidsafe | Kidsafe - the Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia - is an independent, non-profit, non-government charitable foundation dedicated to the prevention of unintentional death and injury to children. Site includes child safety fact sheets |
| Nutrition Australia | Comprehensive nutrition information for all ages. Site includes food fact sheets, articles and links to related sites |
| PlayC.A.R.E. | PlayC.A.R.E. is a federally funded service that assists child care services to provide inclusive care for children with additional needs through provision of support, training and resourcing of child care services. Has a useful list of links and factsheets. |
| Room 108 | Room 108 is an educational activity centre for children. All the games are fun, but educationally based. There are songs, art, maths, kids games, children's stories and much more |
| SIDS and Kids Online | Homepage of the SIDS and Kids organisation. Comprehensive site dealing with all aspects of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| Sites for Teachers | An extensive list of the best teacher's resource and educational sites on the Internet. Access to free worksheets, books, teaching tools, lesson plans and other educational resources |
| Telethon Institute for Child Health Research | West Australian website focusing on research aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of children |
| UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund | Information on children's rights, refugees, developing countries and much more |
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An non-profit organisation supporting the healthy development and well-being of infants, toddlers and their families |
Standards and legislation
| Subject link | Description |
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| Commonwealth Government Legislation |
All published Commonwealth Acts in full text |
| Queensland Government Legislation | Queensland Acts, subordinate legislation, and Bills as published from 1991 to present in full text |
| Standards Australia | Access selected Australian Standards in full-text. User ID and Password is required and can be obtained from the Library Help Desk or via email |
The Liaison Librarians Ramila Chandra & Jean Moetara; update this resource. To report broken links or suggest a site please email us with the details.
This page was last updated at Monday, 01-Jun-2009 12:58:10 EST