Child care center quality differences: The role of profit status, client preferences, and trust

Author(s): Morris, John R.; Helburn, Suzanne W.;
Date Issued: 2000
Publisher(s): Sage Publications USA
Description: An investigation of the view that in a mixed child care industry providing services to poorly informed customers, for-profit producers provide lower quality care than non-profit producers by skimping on quality characteristics that buyers cannot easily observe
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Funder(s): Aspen Institute
Journal Title: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Volume Number: 29
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 377-399
Topics: Child Care & Early Education Quality

Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > Sponsorship > For-Profit/Nonprofit

Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies
Country: United States
States: CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, NORTH CAROLINA
ISSN: 0899-7640 Paper
1552-7395 Online
Peer Reviewed: yes
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