Factors associated with physical activity policy and practice implementation in British Columbia's childcare settings: a longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2016-17, the government of British Columbia (BC) enacted a mandatory policy outlining Active Play Standards (AP Standards) alongside a capacity building initiative (Appetite to Play) focused on implementing policies and practices to support physical activity in childcare centres. We aimed to identify factors at the provider and organizational levels as well as attributes of the Standards hypothesized to influence implementation (i.e., changes in policies and practices).

Methods

We conducted surveys before (2016-2017) and after (2018-2019) enforcement of the AP Standards among 146 group childcare centres across BC. The 2018-19 surveys measured theoretically based constructs associated with implementation of policies and practices (9 childcare- and 8 provider- le

SUBMITTER: Tugault-Lafleur CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10463809 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature