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Wide Variability in Physical Activity Environments and Weather-Related Outdoor Play Policies in Child Care Centers Within a Single County of Ohio

May 1, 2011 | Journal Article

This article describes variation in playground environments and physical activity policies at childcare centers in Hamilton County, Ohio, an area demographically similar to the overall U.S. population. Revised policies might safely allow more outdoor playtime.

Children in Child Care Centers May Not be Getting Enough Physical Activity, RWJF Physician Faculty Scholar Finds in New Study

April 11, 2011 | Story

Overly restrictive weather-related policies and lack of indoor facilities prevent children from getting needed play time.

Does Reducing Calories in Foods for Preschoolers Affect How They Eat?

August 30, 2010 | Program Results Report

Researchers at Pennsylvania State University College of Health and Human Development tested the effect of changes in foods provided by day-care centers to their pre-schoolers.

Child-Care Settings Before Kindergarten are Related to Kids' Obesity

March 22, 2010 | Program Results Report

Researchers found that children in family, friend and neighbor care the year before kindergarten were more likely to be obese at the start of kindergarten than children in parent care.

Preventing Obesity in the Child Care Setting

December 9, 2009 | Report

Report authors encouraged states to adopt specific regulations for child care, using those developed by a team of experts and included in the report as a guide.

Pennsylvania Health Professionals Train Child Care Providers

June 1, 1998 | Program Results Report

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PA AAP) created a public-private partnership known as the Early Childhood Education Linkage System (ECELS) in 1989.

Child Care as an Untapped Setting for Obesity Prevention

January 1, 2009 | Journal Article

In addressing the obesity epidemic, the authors examined state policies surrounding diet and screen exposure among different child-care organizations across the United States.

How Can Early Childhood Programs Best be Replicated?

July 1, 2002 | Program Results Report

Replication and Program Strategies, Philadelphia, held a conference in 2000 of funders of early childhood programs.

Pilot Program to Train Child Care Providers Stumbles; Only Curriculum Survives

December 1, 2001 | Program Results Report

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark. developed and tested a new training program called Educare for persons providing child care for infants and toddlers.

Way to Grow Program Meets Children's Health Needs to Prepare Them for School

October 1, 1997 | Program Results Report

Tynisha LaDuke's entry into kindergarten didn't seem like the kind of event that would get an article in the newspaper. A healthy, eager-to-learn five-year-old, she was exactly the kind of student every teacher hopes for.

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