Physical activity in children attending preschools.

Objectively measured sedentary behavior in preschool children: comparison between Montessori and traditional preschools

BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare the levels of objectively-measured sedentary behavior in children attending Montessori preschools with those attending traditional preschools. METHODS The participants in this study were preschool children aged 4 years old who were enrolled in Montessori and traditional preschools. The preschool children wore ActiGraph accelerometers. Accelerometers were...

Physical activity and motor skills in children attending 43 1 preschools : A cross - sectional study

Policies and characteristics of the preschool environment and physical activity of young children.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine policies and characteristics of preschools and the extent to which they influence the physical activity of 3- to 5-year-old children during the preschool day. METHODS A total of 299 children from 20 preschools wore accelerometers for an average of 8.1 hours/day (SD: 1.5 hours/day), for 5.5 days (SD: 2.1 days). A researcher completed the Early...

Physical activity and motor skills in children attending 43 preschools: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Little is known about health characteristics and the physical activity (PA) patterns in children attending preschools. The objective of this study was to describe the gender differences in relation to body mass index (BMI), motor skills (MS) and PA, including PA patterns by the day type and time of day. Additionally, the between-preschool variation in mean PA was estimated using the ...

An exploratory study of seasonality and preschoolers' physical activity engagement.

BACKGROUND While there is an emerging body of literature showing variations in physical activity between seasons, further investigation is needed to better understand this association in preschool-age children. This study was designed to examine seasonal variation from fall to winter in physical activity among preschoolers. METHODS Forty-six preschool children from 2 preschools in a large Mid...

Design Stategies for Boys’ Preschools in Isfahan with the Aim of Creating Place Attachment

One of the first and most important public spaces with which children deal is the educational space and the most basic spaces are preschools. Childrenchr('39')s belonging to preschoolers affects their future to enhance their education. Many studies have been conducted in Iran on the creation and upgrading of educational spaces for children, but studies on children as the main source of qualitat...