Early childhood services and support for vulnerable families: Lessons from the Benevolent Society's Partnerships in Early childhood program

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-213

  Valentine, Kylie ^a   Thomson, Cathy ^a   Antcliff, Greg ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Child care; Early intervention; Marketisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952971105     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2009.tb00140.x     Document Type: Article

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