Examining physical activity policies to practice implementation: Results from the Texas Early Childhood Physical Activity Survey in non-Head Start childcare centers.

ABSTRACT: Ensuring young children have adequate opportunities for physical activity (PA) is important, and policies at childcare centers may help to ensure children have adequate opportunities. The purpose of this study is to examine the associations between center policies and odds of meeting best practices for PA in non-Head Start Texas early care and education (ECE) centers. Licensed centers with publicly available email addresses on the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services website were invited to participate in an online survey in February 2016. A total of 10 PA-related policies and 11 best practices were assessed. Logistic regression models assessed the odds of meeting best practices with each written policy (vs. no written policy). Covariates included center enrollment size. Excl

SUBMITTER: Dooley EE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6993002 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature