Interventions for increasing physical activity at child care
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Experts agree that physical activity is critical to children's health and development. Child care is an ideal setting that could be used to increase physical activity given the large number of young children enrolled. To effectively address physical activity at child care, it is necessary to understand what strategies are most effective. This article reviews existing intervention studies targeting physical activity conducted within a child care setting (including preschools, nursery schools, and day care). Given the limited work in this setting, liberal criteria were used that allowed for inclusion of studies with diverse outcomes (physical activity, physical activity-related, motor skills) and a variety of research designs (randomized control, quasi-experimental, single group). Searching six databases, 1355 studies were located, and 19 met inclusion criteria. Half of the studies that assessed intervention impact on physical activity reported significant findings. All five studies measuring motor skills and eight assessing physical activity-related outcomes demonstrated generally positive findings. Although the variety of outcome measures and research quality made it difficult to draw conclusions, findings do provide encouragement that regularly provided, structured physical activity programs can increase the amount and intensity of physical activity that children receive and improve children's motor skills. These studies also demonstrate that the organized child care setting provides multiple targets for intervention beyond structured activity programs; however, additional studies are needed to explore such opportunities.
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Interventions that had a positive effect on physical activity behaviour in children integrated structured physical activity into the formal curriculum.
“Interventions that had a positive effect on PA behaviour in children integrated structured PA into the formal curriculum (60, 62).”
From How can physical activity be promoted among children and adolescents? A systematic review of reviews across settings (2019) · cites this paper as [62]
When play equipment is not provided, children are more prone to sedentary behaviour and engagement in games that promote inactivity.
“Another way to alter the free play environment at preschool is to provide additional play equipment—when play equipment isn't provided, children are more prone to sedentary behaviour and engagement in games that promote inactivity (62).”
From How can physical activity be promoted among children and adolescents? A systematic review of reviews across settings (2019) · cites this paper as [62]
Children are most active during the first 10-15 minutes of being outdoors.
“Additionally, as children are most active during the first 10–15 min of being outdoors, experts suggest the provision of more free time (62).”
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- Authors
- WARD, D. S., VAUGHN, A., McWILLIAMS, C., & HALES, D.
- Affiliations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2010-03
- Volume
- 42
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 526-534
- ISSN
- 0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2014407231
- Cited by
- 183
- References
- 44
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 22 · 2015: 12 · 2014: 22 · 2013: 12 · 2012: 11
- FWCI
- 1.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- physical activity, child care, early childhood, preschool, daycare centers, intervention effectiveness, motor skills, child health
- MeSH terms
- Child Day Care Centers, Child, Preschool, Health Promotion, Humans, Motivation, Exercise
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