Physical Activity and Preschool Children with and Without Developmental Delays: A National Health Challenge

Brown, William H.; Schenkelberg, Michaela A.; McIver, Kerry L.; O’Neill, Jennifer; Howie, Erin K.; Pfeiffer, Karin A.; Saunders, Ruth P.; Dowda, Marsha; Addy, Cheryl L.; Pate, Russell R.

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“…Our data suggest that in addition to formal motor skill training during the preschool years, opportunities to spend time in open spaces are valuable for children to practice skills they have learned. Because large-scale physical changes to playgrounds may be costly and unrealistic, children who attend preschools with smaller playgrounds may benefit from time spent outside in their current space and by being encouraged to participate in unstructured free play, a change which would be low-cost and easy to implement 32 . Rearrangement of indoor classroom spaces could allow for more open space (e.g., more favourable classroom size/child ratios) and provide similar movement benefits during cold months.…”

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Motor competence and characteristics within the preschool environment

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Objectives Environmental characteristics within preschools that influence children’s motor competence are largely unknown. The purpose of the present study was to examine the contribution of various preschool environmental characteristics to children’s locomotor, object control, and total gross motor scores. Design Cross-sectional, observational study of 3–5 year-old children (n = 229) from 22 preschools in South Carolina. Methods The Children’s Activity and Movement in Preschool Study (CHAMPS) Motor Skills Protocol assessed MC. Preschool directors provided information regarding policies and practices. The research team measured playgrounds and classrooms, and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised assessed preschool quality. Time spent in open space and electronic media use were also assessed using direct observation. The aforementioned variables predicted children’s object control, locomotor, and total gross motor scores. Results Classroom size/child ratio, teacher education, playground size, electronic media use, and trips to outside organizations emerged as significant predictors of locomotor score and total motor score. The object control model was non-significant. Conclusions Preschools may be able to promote motor competence by allowing children more time in open spaces, structured activity experiences, and by expanding existing outdoor playground space whenever possible.

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“…The ability to move fluently also plays a role in health promotion, helping maintain adequate levels of physical activity, particularly in children predisposed to weight gain, such as those with Down Syndrome (DS; W. Brown et al, 2009; W. Brown et al, 2016).…”

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