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Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial

Policy interventions to increase physical activity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are effective in increasing physical activity among young children. However, a large proportion of ECEC services do not have nor implement a physical activity policy.

Citation:
Adams EK, Nathan A, Trost SG, Schipperijn J, Shilton T, Trapp G, Maitland C, Thornton A, McLaughlin M, George P, Wenden E, Christian H. Play Active physical activity policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: results from a pragmatic cluster randomised trial. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2023;20(1):46.

Keywords:
Childcare; Implementation; Intervention; Physical activity; Policy; Preschool.

Abstract:
Policy interventions to increase physical activity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services are effective in increasing physical activity among young children. However, a large proportion of ECEC services do not have nor implement a physical activity policy.