Using the ACEI Global Guidelines Assessment to Evaluate the Quality of Early Child Care in Greek Settings

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-80

  Rentzou, Konstantina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

ACEI global guidelines assessment (GGA); Child care; Early childhood environment rating scale revised (ECERS R); Greece; Infant toddler environment rating scale (ITERS); Quality early care and education

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953025368     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-010-0382-4     Document Type: Article

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