Quality of care offered by providers with differential patterns of workshop participation

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 111-121

  Norris, Deborah J ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family child care; Quality; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242480266     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011633302789     Document Type: Article

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