Professionalising the early childhood workforce in England: Work in progress or missed opportunity?

Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-88

  Lloyd, Eva ^a   Hallet, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77953768741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14639491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2304/ciec.2010.11.1.75     Document Type: Article

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