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Family Child Care in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of 1981 and 1998 State Regulations

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  1. Family and Consumer Sciences, Appalachian State University, P.O. Box 32056, Boone, North Carolina, 28608

    Cindy G. McGaha

  2. Child Development and Family Relations, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina

    Charles W. Snow & Jane K. Teleki

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McGaha, C.G., Snow, C.W. & Teleki, J.K. Family Child Care in the United States: A Comparative Analysis of 1981 and 1998 State Regulations. Early Childhood Education Journal 28, 251–255 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009503127712

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