Research about physical activity for young children generally

Physical activity promotion in the preschool years: A critical period to intervene [1]

Goldfield, Gary S.; Harvey, Alysha; Grattan, Kimberly & Adamo, Kristi B.(2012). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 9(4), 1326-1342.

Moving bodies, building minds: Fostering critical thinking and problem-solving through movement [2] (Abstract online)

Marigliano, M.L. & Russon, M.J. (2011). Young Children, September 2011.

What the research says about physical activity and the early years [3]

Best start, 2011

Physical activity in child-care centers: do teachers hold the key to the playground? [4]

Copeland, K.A., Kendeigh, C.A., Saelens, B.E., Kalkwarf1, H.J. & Sherman, S.N. (2011). Health Education Research

Interventions to promote physical activity in young children [5]

Trost, S.G. (2011). Encylopedia on Early Childhood Development

Physical activity at daycare: issues, challenges and perspectives. (Abstract online [6])

van Zandvoort, M., Tucker, P., Irwin, J. D., & Burke, S. M. (2010). Early Years: Journal of international research & Development. 30(2), 175-188.

Physical activity for preschool children--how much and how? [7]

Timmons, B. W., Naylor, P., & Pfeiffer, K. A. (2007). Applied Physiology, Nutrition & Metabolism, 32.

Societal values and policies may curtail preschool children's physical activity in child care centers [8]

Copeland, K.A., Sherman, S.N., Kendeigh, C.A., Kalkwarf, H.J. and Saelens, B.E. (2012). Pediatrics, 129 (2), pp. 265 -274.

Physical activity of preschool aged children in child care settings: Final report [link no longer available]

Anderson, L. (2008). Mount Royal College, Alberta.

The childcare environment and children's physical activity (Abstract online [9])

Bower, J.K., Hales, D.P., Tate, D.F., Rubin, D.A., Benjamin, S.E. and Ward, D.S. (2008). American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34(1), pp. 23-29.

Physical activity in young children: the role of child care [10] (Abstract online)

Ward, D.S. (2010). Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 42(3).