Early care, education, and child development

Annual Review of Psychology

Volumn 62, Issue , 2011, Pages 483-500

  Phillips, Deborah A ^a   Lowenstein, Amy E ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

child care; developmental outcomes; ecological framework; Head Start; prekindergarten; public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650985657     PISSN: 00664308     EISSN: 15452085     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.031809.130707     Document Type: Article

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