PreSchool@HealthyWeight

PreSchool@HealthyWeight; Towards a healthy child care environment for every toddler. The need for excess weight gain prevention in disadvantaged young children is widelyrecognised. Early Childhood Education and Care teachers are potential key actors inearly interventions to prevent overweight and obesity. This study examines the effectsof a preschool-based intervention for teachers in promoting healthy eating and physicalactivity in young children. A cluster randomised controlled trial was conducted at 41preschools in a deprived area of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The interventionconsisted of 2 programmes that were applied in succession: A Healthy Start andPLAYgrounds for TODdlers. The study period was 9 months. Primary outcomes wereassessed via questionnaires and included teachers’ knowledge, attitude, food/activityrelatedpractices, and level of confidence in promoting healthy behaviours. Secondaryoutcomes in this study were teachers’ and children’s BMI (z-score), body composition,dietary intake and physical activity level. Intention-to-treat analyses were performedusing linear mixed models. Data- 115 ECEC teachers and 249 children and their parents at preschools in Amsterdam.- Time points: baseline, 4 months (only applicable for ECEC teachers) and 9 months. - Fileset contains 2 SPSS-files (*.sav): 1 containing ECEC teacher data and 1 containing child data.- Because of the sensitive nature of the data, the fileset is confidential and will be shared only under strict conditions. For more information contact [e-mail].