Adding two school age children: Does it change quality in family child care?

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 327-342

  Howes, Carollee ^a   Norris, Deborah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002275480     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(97)90006-5     Document Type: Article

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