Child care arrangements for toddlers and preschoolers: Are they different for youngest children?

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 253-266

  Joesch, Jutta M ^a   Maher, Erin J ^b   Durfee, Alesha ^c  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth order; Child care; Maternal employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747818256     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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