Center-based care for young children: Examining predictors of quality

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 112-125

  Ghazvini, Alisa ^a   Mullis, Ronald L ^b  

^a Florida Children's Forum   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child care; Childhood; Quality care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSUMER; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CAREGIVERS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; ENVIRONMENT; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INFANT; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036513524     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: 19400896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320209597972     Document Type: Article

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