The quality-defining process in early years services: A case study

Children and Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-16

  Tanner, Emily ^a,c   Welsh, Elaine ^a,b   Lewis, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645114979     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/CHI.861     Document Type: Article

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