Promoting children's social and emotional wellbeing in childcare centres within low socioeconomic areas: Strategies, facilitators and challenges

Australian Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 77-86

  Davis, Elise ^a   Priest, Naomi ^a   Davies, Belinda ^a   Sims, Margaret ^a   Harrison, Linda ^a   Herrman, Helen ^a   Waters, Elizabeth ^a   Strazdins, Lyndall ^a   Marshall, Bernie ^a   Cook, Kay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84864827793     PISSN: 03125033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/183693911003500310     Document Type: Article

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