Impact of COVID-19 on early childhood educator's perspectives and practices in nutrition and physical activity: A qualitative study

L Lafave, AD Webster, C McConnell - Early Childhood Education Journal, 2021‏ - Springer
Government guidelines for relaunching early childhood education and care (ECEC)
programs during the COVID-19 pandemic have required the implementation of various …

Impact of the Supporting Physical Activity in the Childcare Environment (SPACE) intervention on preschoolers' physical activity levels and sedentary time: a single …

P Tucker, LM Vanderloo, AM Johnson… - International Journal of …, 2017‏ - Springer
Background Physical activity levels among preschoolers in childcare are low and sedentary
time high. The Supporting Physical Activity in the Childcare Environment (SPACE) …

[HTML][HTML] eHealth tools supporting early childhood education and care centers to assess and enhance nutrition and physical activity environments: protocol for a …

J Hayek, K Elliott, M Vermette… - JMIR Research …, 2023‏ - researchprotocols.org
Background Many children today are growing up in environments that predispose them to
develop noncommunicable diseases. While no single preventive solution exists, evidence …

A contactless method for measuring full-day, naturalistic motor behavior using wearable inertial sensors

JM Franchak, V Scott, C Luo - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
How can researchers best measure infants' motor experiences in the home? Body position—
whether infants are held, supine, prone, sitting, or upright—is an important developmental …

Training may enhance early childhood educators' self-efficacy to lead physical activity in childcare

BA Bruijns, AM Johnson, JD Irwin, SM Burke… - BMC Public Health, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract Background Early childhood educators (ECEs) play a critical role in promoting
physical activity (PA) among preschoolers in childcare; thus, PA-related training for ECEs is …

Changes in volume and bouts of physical activity and sedentary time across early childhood: a longitudinal study

JA Hnatiuk, KE Lamb, ND Ridgers, J Salmon… - International Journal of …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background Understanding changes in physical activity and sedentary time (SED) during
early childhood may provide insights into how to effectively promote a healthy start to life …

Association between childcare educators' practices and preschoolers' physical activity and dietary intake: a cross-sectional analysis

S Ward, M Blanger, D Donovan, H Vatanparast… - BMJ open, 2017‏ - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Childcare educators may be role models for healthy eating and physical activity
(PA) behaviours among young children. This study aimed to identify which childcare …

Early childhood education candidates' perspectives of their importance and responsibility for promoting physical activity and minimizing screen-viewing opportunities …

BA Bruijns, KB Adamo, SM Burke… - Journal of Early …, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Educators strongly influence young children's behaviors, and their perspectives regarding
physical activity (PA) and screen-viewing (SV) may influence their provision in childcare …

Canadian Nature-Based Early Childhood Education and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A Partial Alignment.

E Boileau, ZF Dabaja, D Harwood - International Journal of Early Childhood …, 2021‏ - ERIC
In 2015, Canada adopted the UN 2030 agenda for sustainable development and committed
to its 17 sustainable development goals aiming to address issues of social, economic and …

“Monkey see, monkey do”: Peers' behaviors predict preschoolers' physical activity and dietary intake in childcare centers

S Ward, M Bélanger, D Donovan, J Boudreau… - Preventive …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Preschoolers observe and imitate the behaviors of those who are similar to them. Therefore,
peers may be role models for preschoolers' dietary intake and physical activity in childcare …