The impact of new government childcare accreditation standards on children's in-care physical activity and sedentary time.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A new physical activity and sedentary behaviour accreditation standard criterion for childcare settings was introduced by the provincial government in Alberta, Canada. The primary objective of this study was to examine if changes for in-care physical activity and sedentary time (ST) differed between centres in and around Edmonton, Alberta after implementing the new accreditation standards and non-accredited control centres in and around Ottawa, Ontario. Secondary objectives were to examine whether baseline age group (toddler, preschooler) or the childcare environment moderated any group differences in change of the primary outcomes. Furthermore, accreditation and control group differences in change of children's body mass index (BMI) Z-scores or cognitive development as

SUBMITTER: Carson V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8966317 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature