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Family Day Care

The Role of the Surrogate Mother

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Families as Learning Environments for Children

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This chapter is based on data from the National Day Care Home Study (NDCHS), which the author designed and directed.1

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Fosburg, S. (1982). Family Day Care. In: Laosa, L.M., Sigel, I.E. (eds) Families as Learning Environments for Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4172-7_8

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