From Early Childhood Development Policy to Sustainability: The Fragility of Community-Based Childcare Services in Malawi

International Journal of Early Childhood

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 81-99

  Neuman, Michelle J ^a   McConnell, Christin ^a   Kholowa, Foster ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Community based services; Early childhood development; Malawi; Policy; Sub Saharan Africa; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897493258     PISSN: 00207187     EISSN: 18784658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13158-014-0101-1     Document Type: Article

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