Minimum australian child care standards: A comparison with international benchmarks

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 149-158

  Murray, Sally ^a  

^a Wagga Wagga Business Centre   (Australia)

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EID: 2742513360     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1997.tb01059.x     Document Type: Article

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