Parental perceptions of characteristics of non-parental child care: Belief dimensions, family and child correlates

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-82

  Gamble, Wendy C ^a   Ewing, Allison R ^a   Wilhlem, Mari S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care characteristics; Child temperament; Parents' beliefs; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149520448     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-008-9208-z     Document Type: Article

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