Child care experiences in low-income communities: Developmental quality and maternal views

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-141

  Li Grining, Christine P ^a   Coley, Rebekah Levine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Low income; Quality; Welfare reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746953107     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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