Evaluation of scaling up the Play Active program for children’s physical activity in Australian early childhood education and care services

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Physical inactivity; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000406505
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Hayley Christian, Telethon Kids Institute

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-03
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 741

Inclusion Criteria

All long-daycare ECEC services in WA, SA and QLD Australia are eligible for inclusion.

Within each ECEC service, all directors and educators are eligible to participate. There is no limit on minimum age as directors and educators will report on infants, defined as 0-1 year old.

Within a sub-sample of 30 ECEC services, all attending children aged 2-5 years who have not yet commenced formal schooling will be eligible to participate in the accelerometer sub-sample data collection with parental consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Long-day ECEC services catering exclusively for children requiring specialist care, mobile preschools, and government-operated preschools will be ineligible for the study.

Exclusion criteria for attending children with a recognized disability (physical, emotional/behavioural or intellectual) that would affect participation in physical activity, and attendance of full-time formal schooling which would prohibit whole days spent in ECEC.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Implementation outcome: Change in ECEC staff Play Active practice adoption will be assessed using a director-reported instrument previously developed and validated by the research team.[ Baseline (defined as the Play Active website self-assessment step) <br>12 months after baseline<br>24 months after baseline (primary endpoint)]