AP SACC (UK): Nutrition and physical activity self-assessment for childcare

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Physical activity, sedentary time and diet; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN33134697
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol (UK)

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37532982/ (added 03/08/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2023
• Study Completion: 2024-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 784

Inclusion Criteria

1. Setting: Day nurseries, private nursery schools, maintained nurseries (including nurseries within Children’s Centres), nursery classes attached to primary schools and pre-schools where children consume at least one meal per day (provided by the nursery or family) in the four geographical areas outlined in this section
2. Staff: Child care managers and staff in participating nurseries
3. Parents/carers: Parents/carers in the participating nurseries with children aged 2 years or over at the time of assessment, who are not yet attending Reception (England) or Primary One (Scotland)
4. Children: Children aged 2-years or over at the time of assessment, who are not yet attending Reception (England) or Primary One (Scotland), and who are attending the participating nurseries for a minimum of 12 hours per week across the year or 15 hours during term time and who consume at least one meal (provided by nursery or from home)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Settings: Child care settings which are: childminders; crèches; playgroups; primary school reception classes, where schools operate an early admission policy to admit four year olds; solely outdoor nursery settings; solely Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) nursery settings; and au pairs. Nurseries taking part in a research study or other initiative that would interfere with the NAP SACC UK study.
2. Children:
2.1. Attending participating nurseries under 2 years old at the time of assessment, or who have started attending Reception (England) or Primary One (Scotland).
2.2. Whose parents/carers refuse consent for measurements
2.3. Attending fewer than 12 hours per week across the year or 15 hours during term time
2.4. Attending participating nurseries under 2 years old at the time of assessment, or who have started attending Reception (England) or Primary One (Scotland)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified