Quality of prekindergarten: What families are looking for in public sponsored programs

Early Education and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 619-642

  Barbarin, Oscar A ^a   McCandies, Terry ^a   Early, Diane ^a   Clifford, Richard M ^a   Bryant, Donna ^a   Burchinal, Margaret ^a   Howes, Carollee ^b   Planta, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 33846138030     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1704_6     Document Type: Article

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