"Training Early Childhood Educators to Promote Children's Physical Acti" by Myrto F. Mavilidi, Stylianos Rigoutsos et al.
Abstract Early childhood centres are important places for physical activity promotion in young children, considering the amount of time that children spend at childcare centres. The aim of this study was to train early childhood educators on physical activity promotion in children. Participants included 150 preschool children (75 female; M age = 46.15 months; SD = 5.02) from 7 early childhood centres located in Athens, Greece. Early childhood educators (N = 16; n = 9, n = 7) were allocated to intervention (n = 4) or control groups (n = 3). Teachers were provided with a learning workshop con...