Structural and process features in three types of child care for children from high and low income families

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-93

  Dowsett, Chantelle J ^a   Huston, Aletha C ^a   Imes, Amy E ^a   Gennetian, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving quality; Child care; Early childhood; Income; Type of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 37849035498     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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