Kindergarten child care experiences and child achievement and socioemotional skills

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 365-375

  Claessens, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Child care; Kindergarten; School age care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864005274     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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