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A national survey of obesity prevention practices in Head Start A study of obesity prevention practices in Head Start programs and an exploration of program characteristics associated with healthy eating and physical activity, based on a survey of 1,583 programs nationwide |
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Pilot-testing CATCH Early Childhood: A preschool-based healthy nutrition and physical activity program A comparison of both children's fruit and vegetable consumption and their physical activity levels at Head Start centers before and after the implementation of the CATCH Early Childhood (CEC) program and a qualitative study of the program's implementation feasibility and acceptability, based on data collected from a convenience sample of 4 classrooms in Harris County, Texas |
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An intervention to promote healthy weight: Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) theory and design An account of the initial implementation of a healthy weight intervention based on national recommendations and standards and made up of continuing education workshops, collaborative action planning and technical assistance materials, a resource manual, and an environmental self-assessment instrument to assess physical activity and nutrition policies and practices in child care settings based on data from 15 interviews with child care providers, 3 parent focus groups with 17 parents of young children in child care |
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Constraints and facilitators for physical activity in family day care An examination of the beliefs of Australian family child care providers in terms of the provision of physical activity as well as an investigation of the constraints and facilitators to providing more physical activity for children |
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Compliance with physical activity guidelines in preschool children A study of compliance with National Association for Sport and Physical Education guidelines and a comparison of the physical activity of boys and girls on weekends and weekdays, based on data from 245 young children aged 3.5- through 6-years-old, a subsample of the Preschool Physical Activity, Body Composition and Lifestyle Study (PRESTYLE) conducted in Porto, Portugal |
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Use of SPARK to promote after-school physical activity A study of the relationship between participation in a Sports, Play, and Recreation for Youth (SPARK) program and physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and weight status, based on data from 100 fifth grade students in after school programs in a large urban school district |
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The Wellness Child Care Assessment Tool: A measure to assess the quality of written nutrition and physical activity policies An analysis of the reliability and validity of a 65-item measure to evaluate five areas of child care center policies--nutrition education, nutrition standards for foods and beverages, promoting healthy eating in the child care setting, physical activity, and communication and evaluation--and an examination of the total scale and each subscale's comprehensiveness and strength, based on data from 221 Connecticut child care centers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program |
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Physical activity opportunities in Canadian childcare facilities: A provincial/territorial review of legislation A review of Canadian provincial and territorial child care legislation with regard to type of and frequency of physical activity (PA) participation that includes an appraisal of each provincial and territorial child care regulation for PA requirements, a comparison of such regulations with the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) PA guidelines, and an appraisal of these regulations regarding PA infrastructure |
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Flip flops, dress clothes, and no coat: Clothing barriers to children's physical activity in child-care centers identified from a qualitative study A qualitative study of problems related to the clothing and jewelry worn by young children that hinders the outdoor vigorous physical activity in child care centers, and an examination of the tensions between parents and child care staff that arise from the inappropriate dress of their children, based on focus groups or interviews with 53 workers at urban Cincinnati child care centers |
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Validity of a measure to assess the child-care nutrition and physical activity environment A comparison of outsider observers' and center directors' ratings of nutrition and physical activity environments and policies in 200 Connecticut child care centers receiving Child and Adult Care Food Program subsidies |
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Promoting fundamental movement skill development and physical activity in early childhood settings: A cluster randomized controlled trial A study of the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of Jump Start, a movement skill development physical activity program for preschool children, on their fundamental movement skill development and physical activity in early childhood settings, based on data from 97 children in Australia |
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A pilot study to examine the effect of additional structured outdoor playtime on preschoolers' physical activity levels An examination of the impact of an additional 30 minutes of outdoor playtime three days per week for four weeks on physical activities of young children in preschools, based on data from 134 children in eight full-day early care and education classrooms in Springfield, Massachusetts |
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Healthy choices afterschool: Investigation of the alignment of physical activity and nutrition programs/curricula and the National Afterschool Association program standards An analysis of how physical activity and nutrition after school curricula address National Afterschool Association program standards |
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Challenges and opportunities related to implementation of child care nutrition and physical activity policies in Delaware An inquiry into policies and practices regarding nutrition and physical activity in child care settings, based on information gathered from focus groups with 59 providers and 24 parents whose children attend child care in Delaware |
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Efforts to meet children's physical activity and nutritional needs: Findings from the I Am Moving, I Am Learning implementation evaluation: Final Report Findings from the implementation of I Am Moving, I Am Learning (IM/IL), a Head Start program enhancement intended to increase the amount of time devoted to moderate to vigorous physical activity, improve the quality of structured movement activities, and promote healthy food choices, based on interviews with program administrators of 56 Head Start programs that implemented IM/IL to supplement their curricula |
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Preschool teachers' beliefs and practices of outdoor play and outdoor environments An examination the relationship between both children's physical activity and level of play and quality of outdoor environment, teachers' level of physical activity, and their involvement in play, and an exploration of the relationship between contextual factors and children's physical activity and outdoor play from videotapes and teacher interviews with 9 teachers and 58 preschool children in three child care centers in Greensboro, North Carolina |
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Impact of a population based intervention to increase the adoption of multiple physical activity practices in centre based childcare services: A quasi experimental, effectiveness study A study of the relationship between participation in a three-month intervention and the adoption of eight child physical activity promotion practices by child care staff, based on data from 228 child care centers in New South Wales, Australia |
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Preschool enrollment is associated with lower odds of childhood obesity among WIC participants in LA County An examination of the relationship between attendance in out-of-home care for 4 or more days a week and childhood obesity, based on data from 556 3- to 4-year-old low-income children who were either obese or normal weight and participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) in Los Angeles County |
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Achieving a state of healthy weight: A national assessment of obesity prevention terminology in child care regulations 2010 A study of the extent to which state child care regulations meet standards related to obesity prevention in the areas of infant feeding, nutrition, and physical activity |
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African American preschool children's physical activity levels in Head Start A description of the physical activity levels of children attending Head Start programs, and a determination of the extent to which the children's physical activity varied by age of child, gender, morning or afternoon class time, and Head Start site location, based on data from 158 4- and 5-year-old children at 6 Head Start program sites in a Midwestern metropolitan area in the United States |
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Physical activity programming in family child care homes: Providers’ perceptions of practices and barriers An examination of family child care home (FCCH) providers' perceptions of appropriate physical activity (PA), current practices, and perceived barriers to inclusion of PA within their programs from coded transcriptions of focus group interviews with 32 female FCCH providers caring for children 6 weeks through 5-years-old in predominantly mixed-age programs |
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Environmental scan of physical activity practices and resources in Washington, DC child care centers A study of the physical activity practices and features of child care centers in Washington, DC, based on survey, interview, and observation data collected from 26 child care centers |
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Effectiveness of a physical activity intervention for Head Start Preschoolers: A randomized intervention study A study of the effect of the Food Friends: Get Movin' With Mighty Moves program on gross motor skill performance, physical activity, and weight status of young children, based on data from 201 young children in eight Head Start centers |
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The impact of a 20-month physical activity intervention in child care centers on motor performance and weight in overweight and healthy-weight preschool children A study of the impact of a 20-month physical activity intervention, designed to promote motor performance and reduce weight in overweight children, on children's motor performance and body mass, based on data from 428 young children in 11 child care centers in Munich, Germany |
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The childcare environment and children's physical activity A study of the relationship between child care environment and children's physical activities from direct observations in 20 child care centers over 2 days |
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