Building a stable workforce: Recruitment and retention in the child care and early years sector

Children and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 54-65

  Rolfe, Heather ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 12844266868     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chi.829     Document Type: Article

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