Early child care and education: Lessons from the French

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-37

  McGovern, Mary Ann P ^a,b  

^a SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

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EID: 54649084948     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02589526     Document Type: Article

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