A developmental approach to early childhood program quality improvement: The relation between state regulation and NAEYC accreditation

Early Education and Development

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 535-552

  Apple, Peggy L ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33846141483     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15566935eed1704_2     Document Type: Article

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