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ArticleHealth education research2012

Physical activity in child-care centers: do teachers hold the key to the playground?

Kristen A Copeland, Cassandra A Kendeigh, Brian E Saelens, Heidi J Kalkwarf, Susan N Sherman

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Article in Health education research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 61 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

61 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Measuring Early Childhood Educators' Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior-Related Self-Efficacy: A Systematic Review of Tools.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2021
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  5. Barriers and facilitators to young children's physical activity and sedentary behaviour: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative literature.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017
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  9. A socio-ecological approach to physical activity interventions in childcare: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2014
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  12. Implementation Adherence and Perspectives of the Childcare PhysicaL ActivitY (PLAY) Policy: A Process Evaluation.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kristen A CopelandDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH 45229, USA. kristen.copeland@cchmc.org
Cassandra A Kendeigh
Brian E Saelens
Heidi J Kalkwarf
Susan N Sherman

Funding

Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and TrainingUL1TR000077 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HEUBI, JAMES E., TSEVAT, JOEL · 2012 to 2014
$9.9M
The Influence of Child Care Center Environment On Children's Physical ActivityK23HL088053 · NHLBI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI COPELAND, KRISTEN ADELE · 2008 to 2012
$670k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000077NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL088053NHLBI NIH HHS K23HL0880531
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many (56%) US children aged 3-5 years are in center-based childcare and are not obtaining recommended levels of physical activity. In order to determine what child-care teachers/providers perceived as benefits and barriers to children's physical activity in child-care centers, we conducted nine focus groups and 13 one-on-one interviews with 49 child-care teachers/providers in Cincinnati, OH. Participants noted physical and socio-emotional benefits of physical activity particular to preschoolers (e.g. gross motor skill development, self-confidence after mastery of new skills and improved mood, attention and napping after exercise) but also noted several barriers including their own personal attitudes (e.g. low self-efficacy) and preferences to avoid the outdoors (e.g. don't like hot/cold weather, getting dirty, chaos of playground). Because individual teachers determine daily schedules and ultimately make the decision whether to take the children outdoors, they serve as gatekeepers to the playground. Participants discussed a spectrum of roles on the playground, from facilitator to chaperone to physical activity inhibitor. These findings suggest that children could have very different gross motor experiences even within the same facility (with presumably the same environment and policies), based on the beliefs, creativity and level of engagement of their teacher.

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Child Day Care CentersFacultyMotor ActivityPlay and PlaythingsAttitudeChild, PreschoolFocus GroupsHumansInterviews as Topic

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PMID21804083
PMCPMC3258280

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