Infant programmes in Australian childcare centres: Are there gaps in pre-service training of childcare staff?

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-57

  Nyland, Berenice ^a  

^a Department of School and Early Childhood Education ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Childcare; Developmental niche; Infants; Pre service training; Socio cultural theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 69149083647     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443032000153480     Document Type: Article

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