Quality in early childhood services: Parent, provider and policy perspectives

Children and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-112

  Mooney, Ann ^a   Munton, Anthony G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84937264287     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.1998.tb00050.x     Document Type: Article

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