Joy, play and doing together
Publications of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland 2016-12-03 Recommendations for physical activity in early childhood The Joy in Motion programme, aimed at increasing the level of physical activity in...
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Academic Materials
Do thin, overweight and obese children have poorer development than their healthy-weight peers at the start of school? Findings from a South Australian data linkage study
Early Childhood Research Quarterly | Volume 35, 2nd Quarter 2016, Pages 85–94 International research utilizing the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as a measure of early child development Highlights Little is...
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2016 Child Health Profiles
Public Health England has published the 2016 Child Health Profiles . The profiles draw together information to present a picture of child health and wellbeing in each local area in a user-friendly format.
Mothers’ perceptions of the UK physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines for the early years
BMJ | Qualitative research | 8 September 2015 Abstract Objectives: Higher levels of physical activity (PA) during early childhood have been associated with improved health outcomes, whereas sedentary behaviour (SB)...
Children growing up without a garden more likely to be obese
Centre for Longitudinal Studies | Millennium Cohort Study | September 2015 New research has found that young children with no access to a garden are far more likely to be overweight or obese by the time they reach...
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Educational attainment and health transitions over the life course: testing the potential mechanisms
Journal of Public Health | 30 September 2015 ABSTRACT | Background | It has been shown that higher education associates with health outcomes, but the less is known about the specific mechanisms mediating this...
The Lancet | Changes in health in England
Changes in health in England, with analysis by English regions and areas of deprivation, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 | Sept 2015 Summary Background: In the Global Burden of...
The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC)
About the AEDC The Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) is an Australian Government Initiative. It is a nationwide survey that shows how young Australian children have developed as they start their first year of full-time...
Gestures research suggests language instinct in young children
Young children instinctively use a ‘language-like’ structure to communicate through gestures, according to psychologists.
SIRC – The World’s Leading Sport Resource Centre
Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC) is a not-for-profit amateur sport organization with the mandate to provide information and serve the educational needs of organizations and individuals involved in, or responsible for the development of, sport and fitness in Canada and around the world.
Val Sabin Publications
Training – Action Kids – Activate – Positive Play – Equipment Training and teaching manuals for Physical Education.
Sport New Zealand
A government organisation responsible for sport and recreation.
Canadian Sports For Life
Canadian Sport for Life (CS4L) is a movement to improve the quality of sport and physical activity in Canada.