Reasons for choosing child care: Associations with family factors, quality, and satisfaction

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 191-208

  Peyton, Vicki ^a   Jacobs, Anne ^a   O'Brien, Marion ^b   Roy, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 0035373970     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-2006(01)00098-9     Document Type: Article

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