ReviewChildhood obesity (Print)2014
States lack physical activity policies in child care that are consistent with national recommendations.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- A multi-component tailored intervention in family childcare homes improves diet quality and sedentary behavior of preschool children compared to an attention control: results from the Healthy Start-Comienzos Sanos cluster randomized trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Trial
- Keys to healthy family child care homes: Results from a cluster randomized trial.Preventive medicine · 2020Trial
- A Narrative Review of Public Health Interventions for Childhood Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2024Review
- Modification of childcare's outdoor setting for toddler physical activity and nature-based play: A mixed methods study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Associations between Community Built Environments with Early Care and Education Classroom Physical Activity Practices and Barriers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- LiveWell in early childhood: results from a two-year pilot intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity policies, systems and environments among early childhood education programs in South Carolina.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Obesity prevention in early care and education: a comparison of licensing regulations across Canadian provinces and territories.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Examining physical activity policies to practice implementation: Results from the Texas Early Childhood Physical Activity Survey in non-Head Start childcare centers.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Strategies to Improve Physical Activity Surveillance among Youth in the United States.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- Physical activity, screen time, and outdoor learning environment practices and policy implementation: a cross sectional study of Texas child care centers.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Exploring the physical activity and screen-viewing-related knowledge, training, and self-efficacy of early childhood education candidates.BMC pediatrics · 2019Article
- Media and Young Minds: Comparing State Screen Media Use Regulations for Children Under 24 Months of Age in Early Care and Education to a National Standard.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Assessment of nutrition and physical activity environments in family child care homes: modification and psychometric testing of the Environment and Policy Assessment and Observation.BMC public health · 2017Article
- Physical Activity Practices, Policies and Environments in Washington State Child Care Settings: Results of a Statewide Survey.Maternal and child health journal · 2017Article
- Evaluation of a Physical Activity Regulation for Child Care in Massachusetts.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2017Article
- Effects of a New State Policy on Physical Activity Practices in Child Care Centers in South Carolina.American journal of public health · 2017Article
- Policies for promotion of physical activity and prevention of obesity in adolescence.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2016Review
- Application of the Intervention Mapping protocol to develop Keys, a family child care home intervention to prevent early childhood obesity.BMC public health · 2015Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundChild care facilities' policies can importantly impact health behaviors of toddlers and preschoolers. Our aim was to assess state regulations promoting physical activity (PA) in child care and compare regulations to national recommendations.
methodsWe reviewed licensing and administrative regulations related to promoting PA for all states and territories for child care centers (centers) and family child care homes (homes). Three reviewers searched two sources (a publically available website and WestlawNext) and compared regulations with 15 Institute of Medicine recommendations. We used Pearson's and Spearman's correlations to assess associations between geographic region, year of last update, and number of regulations consistent with the recommendations.
resultsThe average number and range of regulations in centers and homes was 4.1 (standard deviation [SD], 1.4; range, 0-8) and 3.8 (SD, 1.5; range, 0-7), respectively. Nearly all states had regulations consistent with providing an outdoor (centers, 98%; homes, 95%) and indoor (centers, 94%, homes, 92%) environment "with a variety of portable play equipment and adequate space." No state had regulations for staff joining children, avoiding punishment for being physically active, yearly consultation from a PA expert, or providing training/education on PA for providers.
conclusionsThere is room for improvement in child care regulations around PA for young children; PA promotion should be included with future updates to regulations.
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