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Child care as an untapped setting for obesity prevention: State child care licensing regulations related to nutrition, physical activity, and media use for preschool-aged children in the United States A categorical study of state obesity prevention-related child care licensing regulations in the areas of nutrition, physical activity, and electronic media usage for center-based and family-based child care settings |
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Best-practice guidelines for physical activity at child care An assessment of the physical activity environments of 96 child care centers from 33 counties across North Carolina, and a comparison of results with the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-assessment for Child Care (NAPSACC) best-practice guidelines developed by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) |
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Nutrition and physical activity policies and practices in family child care homes A survey of policies and practices related to nutrition and physical activity in a stratified sample of 297 registered Kansas family child care homes |
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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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After-school program impact on physical activity and fitness: A meta-analysis A Meta-analysis of 13 articles from 11 after-school interventions on the effectiveness of after-school programs in increasing physical activity |
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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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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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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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Social and environmental factors associated with preschoolers' nonsedentary physical activity An investigation of the associations between several indoor and outdoor preschool settings and children's engagement in sedentary and nonsedentary physical activities, based on observations of 476 children from 32 child care centers, Head Start centers, and faith-based programs in a metropolitan area of South Carolina |
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Expanding exposure: Can increasing the daily duration of Head Start reduce childhood obesity? A comparison of the prevalence of obesity between children who attend full-day Head Start classes and those who attend half-day classes, based on data from a Head Start grantee in Michigan from 2001-2002 through 2005-2006 school years |
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Good nutrition feeds healthy development and a healthy future: Reauthorization of WIC and CACFP Policy recommendations for reauthorizing the Women, Infants, and Children program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program |
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Child care subsidies and childhood obesity An exploration of the relationship between child care subsidy receipt, subsidy policies, and children’s obesity, based on data from a sample of more than 21,000 children who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten cohort (ECLS)-K |
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Child care subsidies and childhood obesity An exploration of the relationship between child care subsidy receipt, subsidy policies, and children’s obesity, based on data from a sample of more than 21,000 children who participated in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Kindergarten cohort (ECLS)-K |
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Determining the feasibility and acceptability of a garden-based nutrition curriculum for preschoolers A feasibility study of a classroom-based gardening curriculum for early care and education programs from pre- and post-implementation teacher questionnaires with 9 teachers or teachers' aides in two Head Start centers serving 103 preschoolers |
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Menus in child care: A comparison of state regulations with national standards A comparison of state and national regulations for menu options in child care centers and family child care homes |
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Promoting early health and learning: A profile of two Connecticut communities An account of the implementation of the Promoting Early Health and Learning Initiative, an early childhood intervention to address the role of health in children's school readiness, in the Middletown and Southeastern areas of Connecticut |
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Effects of maternal employment and child care on the health of young children An examination of the relationship between both maternal employment and usage of non-parental after- and/or before-school supervision and elementary school-age children's body mass statuses from restricted use version of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998-1999 from waves 4, 5, and 6 |
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Greater Rochester After School Alliance (GRASA) after-school assessment: 2008-09 fourth annual report An annual report of the quality of after school programs in Rochester, New York, based on program observations |
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Making the case: A 2009 fact sheet on children and youth in out-of-school time An overview of characteristics of out-of-school time service provision in the United States, including the benefits of after school program participation, the need for services across a wide range of children, characteristics of the out-of-school time workforce, and trends in funding for out-of-school time programs |
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Comprehensive improvements in early childhood policies for West Virginia A review of research on the effectiveness of prenatal, birth to three, and child care and early education services, with information about provision of these service in West Virginia |
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Child health in child care: A multi-state survey of Head Start and non-Head Start child care directors A comparison of children’s health risks and access to services in various center-based child care settings, based on a survey of 2,753 child care directors from Head Start and non-Head Start centers in Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, Ohio, and Vermont |
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Preschool-aged children’s television viewing in child care settings A comparison of television use in home- and center-based child care settings, and a study of the relationship between television use and the educational levels of personnel, based on data collected from a random sample of 168 directors of licensed child care programs in four states |
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Improving children's attainment through a better quality of family-based support for early learning A review of research and national data from the United Kingdom on the role of family-based support in improving child outcomes, approaches to supporting family engagement in children's early learning, and variations in need for support among different groups of parents |
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It's time for summer: An analysis of recent policy and funding opportunities An exploration of federal, state, and local funding sources for summer learning opportunities |
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2009 Iowa Head Start needs assessment A survey of the collaboration and professional development activities of Iowa Head Start grantees |
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