Effects of quality early care on school readiness skills of children at risk

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-109

  Fontaine, Nancy S ^a   Torre, Dee Linda ^b   Grafwallnerc, Rolf ^c  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MGT of America Inc   (United States)

^c Maryland State Department of Education   (United States)

Author keywords

Quality early care; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947173995     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443042000270759     Document Type: Article

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