Please note that effective 4/30/08, we
no longer offer VHS copies of our programs. All programs are available
as DVDs.
The Child Care Collection (CCC) consists of a variety of resources
for parents and professionals in the field of early care and education.
These resources include videotapes, books, newspaper articles and
study guides. We add new items frequently and invite parents and
caregivers to visit often and to contact us with any ideas they
might have regarding our materials.
Who we are:
The Child Care Collection has been part of Ball
State University for more than 10 years. Below are descriptions
of the materials that make up the Collection. Please visit each
of our pages for more information.
Videos:
The Child Care Collection video series now contains more than 30
titles. The titles and a brief description of each video can be
seen by visiting our videos
pages.
Foundations:
The Indiana Department of Education has developed The Foundations
for Young Children to the Indiana Academic Standards. For information
on the Foundations and their accompanying videos, please visit our
Foundations
pages.
Vivian Paley
Vivian Gussin Paley, the only kindergarten teacher to receive one
of the MacArthur "genius grants" has written more than
10 books about life in the classroom. The Child Care Collection
had the honor and privilege of filming Paley at work in an Indiana
preschool. Please visit our Paley
pages to learn more about our Paley videos, and to read about our
latest efforts to promote the use of storytelling and story acting
in preschool classrooms.
Head Start on Science
Training is available for individuals or groups interested in finding
out about how to make science an integral part of the preschool
curriculum. Visit our Head
Start on Science pages for details.
Foundations 
