Are We There Yet? Early Years Reform in Queensland: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Introduction of Funded Preschool Programs in Long Day Care Services

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-236

  Irvine, Susan ^a   Farrell, Ann ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early childhood education and care; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882968337     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13158-013-0087-0     Document Type: Article

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