Integrated services in Australian early childhood education and care: What can we learn from our past?

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-173

  Wong, Sandie ^a   Press, Frances ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Early childhood education; History; Integrated services; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875518731     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2012.tb00241.x     Document Type: Article

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