Identifying Challenges and Solutions to Early Childhood Education and the Perceived Importance of Outdoor Time: A Mixed Methods Approach in a Socioeconomically Diverse Population.

Maria B Butcher, Magdalena K Haakenstad, Carolyn J Noonan, Amber L Fyfe-Johnson

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Maria B ButcherElson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99202, USA.

Magdalena K HaakenstadElson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99202, USA.

Carolyn J NoonanElson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99202, USA.

Amber L Fyfe-JohnsonElson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University, Spokane, WA 99202, USA.

Georgia Highlands College · USWashington State University Spokane · US

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Abstract

The current literature supports the positive relationship between time in nature and the improvement in children's health and identifies early childhood education (ECE) settings as an avenue for intervention. Unfortunately, access to both outdoor time and ECE opportunities is lower in communities facing economic adversity. Efforts are needed to identify the best approaches to incorporate outdoor time in ECE settings, especially in communities facing socioeconomic adversity. The objectives of this research were to use a mixed methods approach to identify (1) barriers and solutions to the integration of outdoor time in ECE settings, (2) if outdoor time is a priority in ECE settings compared to other ECE priorities, and (3) how socioeconomic status influences ECE priorities and barriers for outdoor time, and health outcomes. Fourteen focus groups were conducted (

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Child HealthPovertyChildChild, PreschoolEducational StatusFocus GroupsHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited Statesearly childhood educationmixed methodsnatureoutdoor preschoolpreschool

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PMID38131717

DOI10.3390/ijerph20247166

PMCPMC10871083

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