A Good Start Matters Intervention Study
A Good Start Matters: Do Supportive Childcare Centre Environments, Policies and Practices Enhance Physical Activity?
University of British Columbia
52 participants
Oct 25, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The BC government and partners developed Active Play Standards and a capacity-building strategy to help childcare centers implement the Standards. We have developed an intervention to supplement the governmental capacity-building strategies. The intervention is comprised of implementation support strategies targeted at childcare providers in BC that will aid with the sustainment of Active Play best practices at their facilities. The impact of the intervention will be assessed by measuring its impact on a) change in practices with respect to Active Play; and b) improving child-level outcomes (children's physical activity, sedentary behavior, and motor skill competencies). The findings will inform future policies and enhance our understanding of how policy action supported by communication, capacity-building, and sustainment strategies influence the environment of childcare centres.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria9
- Located in the Metro Vancouver region
- Provides care to at least 10 children older than 2 1/2 years and younger than 6 years
- Childcare program that is longer than 4 hours each day
- Inclusion for child outcomes / measurement
- children must attend a childcare that has volunteered to participate in the study
- Child must be older than 2 1/2 years and younger than 6 years of age
- \- Managers at licensed BC childcare facilities, working full time (at least 3 full days per week) in a facility for children aged 2½ to 6 years, defined as an Executive Director, supervisor, or program manager. Aged 19 years or older.
- OR
- \- Childcare staff at licensed BC childcare facilities, working full time (at least 3 full days per week), defined as Early Childhood Educator, instructor, or staff that cares for 2½ to 6-year-old children. Aged 19 years or older.
Exclusion Criteria7
- Located outside Metro Vancouver region
- Facilities caring only for children under 2 1/2 years old or older than 6 years
- Family or in-home multi-age childcare
- Do not care or supervise 2 ½ to 6 years old children
- Work less than 3 full days per week
- Administrative assistant/office manager
- Younger than 19 years of age
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Interventions
In 2017 the province of BC enacted a provincial standard for physical activity, formally titled the Director of Licensing Standard of Practice - Active Play (Active Play Standards) that licensed childcare centers are required to adhere to. Along with this, a provincial capacity-building intervention (Appetite to Play) was released to provide training and education to early years providers working in the province and support the implementation of the Active Play Standards. The intervention, Appetite to Play +, will provide advanced training to early year educators on the Appetite to Play activities and resources. The intervention will include workshops and training on physical literacy, fundamental movement skills, and creating a supportive environment to sustain Active Play practices. As part of the intervention, managers will also be provided with resources to aid them with the integration of Active Play into their curriculums and schedules.
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NCT05669378