Early learning standards: Results from a national survey to document trends in state-level policies and practices

Early Childhood Research and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Scott Little, Catherine ^a   Lesko, Jim ^b   Martella, Jana ^c   Milburn, Penny ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b Delaware State Department of Education   (United States)

^c ECEA SCASS   (United States)

^d Iowa State Department of Education   (United States)

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EID: 34249910362     PISSN: 15245039     EISSN: 15245039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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