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Too often, guidelines for quality child care emphasize the physical site, the equipment, safety, and the staff-child ratio. However, to ensure high-quality child care for our children, the personal and professional attributes of quality caregivers must be considered. The most important caregiver attributes are discussed, as one mother describes her search for child care.
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Chick, K.A. Caregivers of quality: One mother's search for child care. Early Childhood Educ J 23, 149–151 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02364749
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