Child care subsidy and program quality revisited

Early Education and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-573

  Antle, Becky F ^a   Frey, Andy ^a   Barbee, Anita ^a   Frey, Shannon ^a   Grisham Brown, Jennifer ^b   Cox, Megan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 49649117096     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409280802230999     Document Type: Article

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