Child care and early education: Satisfaction with services among rural families

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 161-166

  Teleki, Jane King ^a   Buck Gomez, Sherry ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stokes School   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Early childhood education; Parent satisfaction; Preschool children; Rural families

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644596759     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014532524941     Document Type: Review

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