Preschools in Singapore: A historical overview

Early Child Development and Care

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-12

  Lim, Swee Eng Audrey ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Preschool curriculum and programs; Preschool teacher training; Singapore kindergartens and child care centers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856574279     PISSN: 03004430     EISSN: 14768275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0300443981440102     Document Type: Article

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