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ERIC Number: EJ483926
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Child Care for Children in Poverty: Opportunity or Inequity?
Phillips, Deborah A.; And Others
Child Development, v65 n2 Apr p472-92 1994
Examined the quality of care provided to children from low-income families, using data from a nationally representative survey of child care centers and a five-site observational study of centers. Found that the quality of care in centers serving predominantly low-income families was better than centers serving middle-income families. (MDM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Day Care, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Equal Education, Institutional Characteristics, Low Income Groups, Middle Class, National Surveys, Poverty, Program Effectiveness, School Community Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Project Head Start
Note: Special issue on: "Children and Poverty."