Assessing structural indicators of child care quality at the local level: Lessons from four Minnesota counties

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 71-93

  Ceglowski, Deborah A ^a   Davis, Elizabeth E ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Quality care; Structural indicators

Indexed keywords

EID: 3943096634     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CCAR.0000019632.64327.a9     Document Type: Review

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