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Physical activity and beverages in home- and center-based child care programs A comparison of physical activity, space, and beverage provision related to obesity prevention among a group of home- and center-based child care programs and in comparison to select elements of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care (NAP SACC) best-practice guidelines, based on data from 168 licensed home- and center-based child care programs in Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Washington surveyed between October and December 2008 |
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Collaborating for impact: A multilevel early childhood obesity prevention initiative A description of the implementation the Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures (HKHF) early childhood obesity prevention program and a pilot study of its implementation with both the parents of children attending Head Start and Head Start staff that includes an examination of HKHF community partners' satisfaction with the partnership structure and process, the nutrition and physical activity environments of the Head Start programs, Head Start staff members' perceptions of training, changes in parents' knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions following We Can! Workshops, and Saturday Open Gym family demographics and attendance, based on data staff and parents of children from 4 Head Start sites in the Boston, Massachusetts area |
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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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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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Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures Open Gym observations A study of the moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) of children and caregivers before, during, and after participation in Open Gym from pre- and post- gym questionnaires and direct observation of 10 caregivers, children, and 17 student activity leaders in an urban neighborhood in Boston |
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Effects of locomotor skill program on minority preschoolers' physical activity levels A study of the effects of a teacher-taught, locomotor skill (LMS)-based physical activity (PA) program on the LMS and PA levels of young minority children, based on data from 71 children aged 2.9-5 in 8 low-socioeconomic status preschool classrooms |
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Increasing culturally diverse meals in Head Start using a collaborative approach: Lessons learned for school food service modifications A description of a collaborative process that includes both Head Start teachers and food service staff, by which food service modifications are made in Head Start sites to increase culturally diverse foods served, while adhering to Head Start's nutrition performance standards, and a study of the extent to which children and teaching staff ate the culturally diverse foods compared with foods prepared from standardized recipes already being used at the sites, based on data from 9 Head Start sites as part of Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, a larger early childhood obesity prevention initiative in Boston |
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Promoting healthy practices in child care centers: The role of child care resource and referral agencies A study of child care center obesity prevention practices and child care resource and referral agency health-related training and technical assistance offerings, based on a survey of 113 agencies from 29 states |
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Are state child care regulations meeting national oral health and nutritional standards? A study of state child care regulations in the United States in terms of their inclusion of selected oral health and nutrition standards related to early childhood dental cavities, based on a review of regulations in 50 states and the District of Columbia, from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education |
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Trends in child care center licensing regulations and policies for 2011 An analysis of state child care center licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, child-adult ratios, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements |
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Trends in family child care home licensing requirements and policies for 2011 An analysis of state family child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements |
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Trends in group child care home licensing regulations and policies for 2011 An analysis of state group child care home licensing requirements and policies, including those related to staffing, group size, health and nutrition, inspections, monitoring, and enforcement, based on a survey of state child care licensing agencies and a compilation of state licensing requirements |
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Building an infrastructure for quality: An inventory of early childhood education and out-of-school time facilities in Massachusetts A study of the quality of the physical learning environments of licensed, community- and center-based, nonprofit early childhood education and out-of-school time programs in low-income communities across Massachusetts and in Boston, based on observations conducted using a set of quality standards for facilities in a random sample of 130 programs across Massachusetts and a sample of 97 programs in Boston |
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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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Planning for health promotion in low-income preschool child care settings: Focus groups of parents and child care providers An examination of best practice methods for promoting health practices in low income child care settings through six focus groups of parents with children attending child care centers and family child care homes and directors of child care centers and family child care homes |
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Our common wealth: Building a future for our children and youth: The report of the Massachusetts Special Commission on After School and Out of School Time Findings and recommendations from a commission created by the Massachusetts Legislature to determine how best to support children's development during out-of-school hours, based on public hearings, program site visits, and work group research reviews |
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Massachusetts' Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) Provisional Standards Study: Final report An analysis and research-based revision of the Massachusetts child care quality rating and improvement system (QRIS) standards |
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A compilation of initiatives to support home-based child care A compilation of profiles of 96 initiatives that target and support home-based child care |
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Inside the content: The breadth and depth of early learning standards A study of the content and development of state-level early learning standards for kindergarten through twelfth grade in 2004 |
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Conceptualizations of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? An analysis of 46 state-level early education standards documents to investigate the specific areas of development addressed in order to determine how different states conceptualize school readiness |
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