A study examining the factors influencing childcare workers’ promotion of physical activity (PA) among children aged 0–4 years, a particularly interesting context because of the increasing number of children attending childcare....
Children with better-developed motor skills may find it easier to be active and engage in more physical activity (PA) than those with less-developed motor skills.
This case study argues for the consideration of an adult directed physical skills session as an approach to supporting boys learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage in England.
Risky play in 1-3 yr olds in Norway, an unpublished PhD thesis from 2018.
Paper from McMaster University in Journal of Paediatrics.
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...
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 known about how...
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.
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...