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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 2005046067
ISBN-13: 978-1-59070-600-8
ISBN-10:1-59070-600-5
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Nelson, Linda S.,
Child care administration: planning quality programs
for young children / Linda S. Nelson, Alan E. Nelson.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-59070-600-5
1. Child care services--United States--Administration.
2. Day care centers--United States--Administration. I.
Nelson, Alan E., 1943- II. Title.
HQ778.63.N45 2006
362.71’2’068--dc22 2005046067
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