ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Activating Childcare Environments for All Children: the Importance of Children's Individual Needs.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06381687 (A Movement and Music Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care to Promote Physical Activity, Gross and Fine Motor and Musical Skills), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Movement and Music Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care to Promote Physical Activity, Gross and Fine Motor and Musical Skills: The MoviMusi Study Protocol
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Policy, systems, and environmental interventions addressing physical activity in early childhood education settings: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Environmental and practice factors associated with children's device-measured physical activity and sedentary time in early childhood education and care centres: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2022Pooled it
- The Effects of the PLAYTOD Program on Children's Physical Activity at Preschool Playgrounds in a Deprived Urban Area: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- Featured Article: Bidirectional Effects of Sleep and Sedentary Behavior Among Toddlers: A Dynamic Multilevel Modeling Approach.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2019Trial
- The needs of parents and their network to influence physical activity and motor development among children 0-to-4-years old: a mixed-methods study protocol.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Characteristics of the Outdoor Environment Affording Physical Activity, Motor Competence, and Social Interactions in Children Aged 3-7 Years: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of a movement and music programme on activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours and motor and musical skills in young children: protocol for the MoviMusi cluster randomised controlled trial.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
- Modification of childcare's outdoor setting for toddler physical activity and nature-based play: A mixed methods study.PloS one · 2024Article
- A Low-Cost Method for Understanding How Nature-Based Early Learning and Childcare Impacts Children's Health and Wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Changing the preschool setting to promote healthy energy balance-related behaviours of preschoolers: a qualitative and quantitative process evaluation of the SuperFIT approach.Implementation science : IS · 2021Article
- Which Meso-Level Characteristics of Early Childhood Education and Care Centers Are Associated with Health, Health Behavior, and Well-Being of Young Children? Findings of a Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- "Movement-enhancing footpaths" - A natural experiment on street design and physical activity in children in a deprived district of Leipzig, Germany.Preventive medicine reports · 2020Article
- Individual-, home- and preschool-level correlates of preschool children's sedentary time.BMC pediatrics · 2020Article
- Study Protocol for the Evaluation of "SuperFIT", a Multicomponent Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention Approach for Preschools and Families.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Effect of Upgrades to Childcare Outdoor Spaces on Preschoolers' Physical Activity: Findings from a Natural Experiment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Preschool group practices and preschool children's sedentary time: a cross-sectional study in Finland.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity in Childcare: Views from Childcare Managers, Childcare Workers and Parents on Influential Factors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Characteristics of the physical childcare environment are associated with children’s sedentary behavior (SB) and physical activity (PA) levels. This study examines whether these associations are moderated by child characteristics. A total of 152 1- to 3-year-old children from 22 Dutch childcare centers participated in the study. Trained research assistants observed the physical childcare environment, using the Environment and Policy Assessment Observation (EPAO) protocol. Child characteristics (age, gender, temperament and weight status) were assessed using parental questionnaires. Child SB and PA was assessed using Actigraph GT3X+ accelerometers. Linear regression analyses including interaction terms were used to examine moderation of associations between the childcare environment and child SB and PA. Natural elements and portable outdoor equipment were associated with less SB and more PA. In addition, older children, boys and heavier children were less sedentary and more active, while more use of childcare and an anxious temperament were associated with more SB. There were various interactions between environmental factors and child characteristics. Specific physical elements (e.g., natural elements) were especially beneficial for vulnerable children (i.e., anxious, overactive, depressive/withdrawn, overweight). The current study shows the importance of the physical childcare environment in lowering SB and promoting PA in very young children in general, and vulnerable children specifically. Moderation by child characteristics shows the urgency of shaping childcare centers that promote PA in all children, increasing equity in PA promotion in childcare.
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