Child care in the Netherlands: Trends in quality over the years 1995-2005

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 169, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 360-385

  Vermeer, Harriet J ^a   Van Ijzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   De Kruif, Renée L ^b   Fukkink, Ruben G ^b   Tavecchio, Louis W C ^b   Riksen Walraven, J Marianne ^c   Van Zeijl, Jantien ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregiver child interactions; Child care quality; Process quality; Structural quality; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 59449095764     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.169.4.360-385     Document Type: Article

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