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Association between attendance of day care centres and increased prevalence of eczema in the German birth cohort study LISAplus A comparison of the prevalence and cumulative incidence of eczema in East and West Germany and an identification of risk factors associated with eczema, which includes child care attendance, based on data from Immune System and Allergies in East and West Germany Plus the influence of traffic emissions and genetics (LISAplus) birth cohort study conducted in Germany, that includes 3,097 children up to 6 years of age |
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Attitudes, concerns, and likelihood for action related to young children's overweight among early childhood program staff A survey of child care staff perceptions of the appropriateness and likelihood of discussions about child overweight and obesity issues with parents, based on the questionnaire responses of a purposive national sample of 271 early childhood teachers |
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The beneficial effects of preschool attendance on adult cardiovascular disease risk A comparison of the adult risk factors for heart disease found among attendees and non-attendees of South Australian Kindergarten Union preschools from 1940 through 1972, based on the telephone survey responses of a sample of 1,063 individuals from the state of South Australia |
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Childcare and health: A review of using linked national registers A review of studies using the Childcare Database dataset to explore the association between child care attendance and the incidence of disease in a population of over 1 million young children in Denmark |
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Child care subsidies and childhood obesity An exploration of the relationships between children's obesity and both child care subsidy receipt and subsidy policies, based on data from a sample of more than 21,000 children |
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Children's cortisol patterns and the quality of the learning environment An examination of the association between child care program quality and children's cortisol levels, based on a sample of 146 children from 3 child care centers in middle-class areas on Helsinki, Finland |
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Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity? A comparison of the obesity of children in full-day and half-day Head Start programs, based on data from 1,800 participants, their families, and Head Start centers in Michigan from the 2001-2002 through the 2005-2006 school year |
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Community-based after school programs and youth physical fitness A summary of a study of the relationship of participation in primarily fitness-focused after school programs to children's physical activity and fitness |
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Community-based after school programs and youth physical fitness A summary of a study of the relationship of participation in primarily fitness-focused after school programs to children's physical activity and fitness |
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Correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity among preschoolers during unstructured outdoor play periods A study of the correlations between child moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and select child, location, and social context variables during outdoor unstructured play periods, based on 204 observations of 51 4- and 5-year-old children at a preschool in southern California in the fall and spring of 2009-2010 |
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Determinants of activity and participation in preschoolers with developmental delay A comparison of the physical development and engagement of disabled and non-disabled children in activities in preschool, in a matched sample of 54 pairs of children |
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The development of fundamental motor skills of four- to five-year-old preschool children and the effects of a preschool physical education curriculum An experiment to study the effects of an 8 month preschool physical education curriculum on balance, locomotor and manipulative skills for 38 girls and 46 boys ages 4 and 5 years old from 4 municipal preschools in urban Central Finland |
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Diabetes care in the school and day care setting A position statement of the American Diabetes Association that includes recommendations for the safe and fair inclusion of children with diabetes in school and child care settings |
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Difference's by mother's education in the effect of childcare on child obesity A study of the mediating role time spent in child care plays in the relationship of maternal employment to child obesity, based on an analysis of data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) Core and Child Development Supplement |
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Differences in gross motor achievements among children of four to five years of age in private and public institutions in Prishtine, Kosovo A comparison of results of gross motor skill tests from children aged 4 to 5 attending either of two preschool institutions in Kosovo, one public and one private, offering different physical education curricula, based on samples of 61 children from the public institution and 57 from the private institution |
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Early daycare attendance increase the risk for respiratory infections and asthma of children A study of the associations between both the quantity and type of child care used and the occurrence of both respiratory tract infections and allergic symptoms in children, based on questionnaire responses of 3,766 parents In the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program in northeast Texas |
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The effect of day care attendance on infant and toddler's growth A study of the influence of child care attendance before 18 months of age on changes in height, weight, and weight-to-height ratio, based on a parent survey and medical charts of 170 children from three maternal and child health care centers in Haifa, Israel, taken over a 6 months |
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Evaluation of the USTA/NJTL and GAIC Georgia Afterschool Tennis and Education (GATE) A formative evaluation of Georgia Afterschool Tennis and Education, a tennis, fitness, and learning after school program for disadvantaged children, that examines participant outcomes related to tennis, nutrition, physical fitness, and academic performance, based on site visits, surveys from approximately 430 participants, and focus groups with participants |
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Evaluation of the USTA/NJTL and GAIC Georgia Afterschool Tennis and Education (GATE) [Executive summary] A summary of a formative evaluation of Georgia Afterschool Tennis and Education, a tennis, fitness, and learning after school program for disadvantaged children, that examines participant outcomes related to tennis, nutrition, physical fitness, and academic performance, based on site visits, surveys from approximately 430 participants, and focus groups with participants |
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The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity An examination of the relationship of families' proximity to social service agencies to their likelihood of child care subsidy receipt and of the impact of child care subsidy receipt on childhood obesity, based on kindergarten year data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K) |
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The geographic accessibility of child care subsidies and evidence on the impact of subsidy receipt on childhood obesity An examination of the relationship of families' proximity to social service agencies to their likelihood of child care subsidy receipt and of the impact of child care subsidy receipt on childhood obesity, based on kindergarten year data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class (ECLS-K) |
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Health promotion intervention in low socioeconomic kindergarten children A study of the effects of a physician-designed obesity prevention intervention on the body mass index (BMI), nutrition knowledge, and fitness preferences of 725 kindergarteners in randomly-assigned treatment and control classrooms in low socioeconomic status communities near Sharon, Israel |
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Healthy & Ready to Learn: Examining the efficacy of an early approach to obesity prevention and school readiness A study of the effect of the Healthy & Ready to Learn intervention on both the physical growth and language development of 405 primarily Latino low-income children in two matched pairs of experimental and control Head Start centers |
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The impact of training for day-care educators on childhood anaemia in nurseries: An institutional randomised clinical trial A study of the effects of a nutrition and health education intervention for child care center staff in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on anemia in children, based on data collected from 124 children and 31 teachers in 4 treatment centers and 128 children and 31 teachers in 4 control centers |
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The importance of physical education classes in pre-school children A comparison of physical activity on days with and without physical education class for both boys and girls, based on measurements of both total and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 193 3- through 6-year-olds in 6 kindergartens in Portugal |
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