Predictors of quality in family child care

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-312

  Doherty, Gillian ^a   Forer, Barry ^b   Lero, Donna S ^a   Goelman, Hillel ^b   LaGrange, Annette ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Family child care; Family Day Care Rating Scale; Linear regression

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747864773     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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