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    Mick Coleman, Charlotte Wallinga & Carlos Toledo

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Coleman, M., Wallinga, C. & Toledo, C. School-Age Child Care: An Examination of Philosophical Priorities. Early Childhood Education Journal 27, 123–128 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026008513379

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