Book

By a Thread

How Child Care Centers Hold On to Teachers, How Teachers Build Lasting Careers

By Marcy Whitebook and Laura Sakai • January 1, 2004

Book

This book presents the results of an in-depth survey of 75 child care centers, indicating how low pay, low status, and high turnover at these centers impacts the quality of child care they provide.

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