Public Education and Outreach
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Building Community Systems for Young Children is a series of reports designed to support the implementation of Proposition 10: The California Children and Families Act. Each installment is written by a team of experts and provides comprehensive and authoritative information on critical issues concerning young children and families in California. Building Community Systems for Young Children has been made possible through generous support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2001