Effects of a community initiative on the quality of child care

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 449-464

  Bryant, Donna M ^a   Maxwell, Kelly L ^b   Burchinal, Margaret ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033426893     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(99)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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