Parents’ child care arrangements and their ecological correlates

Early Education and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 549-572

  Gable, Sara ^a   Cole, Kelly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 0010656711     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1105_2     Document Type: Article

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