The quality of different types of child care at 10 and 18 months: A comparison between types and factors related to quality Penelope Leach

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 177-209

  Leach, Penelope ^a,b   Barnes, Jacqueline ^a,b   Malmberg, Lars Erik ^c   Sylva, Kathy ^c   Stein, Alan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child care; Child minding; Infancy; Maternal child care choice; Nurseries; Satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953320974     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03004430600722655     Document Type: Article

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