Trends in child care/early childhood education/early childhood development policy in Canada and the United States

American Review of Canadian Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 665-687

  White, Linda A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL POLICY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17844401236     PISSN: 02722011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02722010409481694     Document Type: Article

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