An assessment of the north carolina school-age child care accreditation initiative

Journal of Research in Childhood Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-96

  Hall, Alice Henderson ^a   Cassidy, Deborah J ^b  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 77951144144     PISSN: 02568543     EISSN: 21502641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02568540209595001     Document Type: Article

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