The global childhood trend towards obesity and unhealthy lifestyles is a growing concern.
Childcare settings have been identified as the most influential factors for children's physical …

Alarming trends in childhood obesity even among preschool children have re-focused
attention on the importance of physical activity in this age group. With this increased …

Recent evidence has emphasized the importance of the early childhood years for
developing lifelong physical activity patterns. As such, evidence-informed programs that …

Physical activity plays an important role for long-term health, and the preschool period is a
vital developmental stage to establish healthy habits and behaviors. The purpose of this …

This academic and scholarly book series will focus on the education and development of
young children from infancy through eight years of age. The series will provide a synthesis of …

The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate professional learning models
(length, mode, content) offered as part of objectively measured physical childcare‐based …

During early childhood, the preschool years serve as a formative time for the development of
movement skills and healthy, active behaviors. Currently, one fifth of children in this …

This Policy Statement was retired April 2016. The current epidemic of inactivity and the
associated epidemic of obesity are being driven by multiple factors (societal, technologic …

Research Findings: In the past 20 years, obesity rates among US children have skyrocketed.
In fact, 15.4% of 2-to 4-year-olds in North Carolina, where this study takes place, are obese …

Comprehensive evaluation of prior interventions designed to increase preschoolers'
physical activity is lacking. This systematic review aimed to examine the effect of …