Move, Play, Learn! Creating Active Classrooms in Early Care and Education Centers

Participants will attend a 4 hour workshop at the beginning of the intervention and the midpoint, covering project information, physical activity for young children, and distribution of project materials. Teachers will focus on one area of their child care day for 2 weeks each: indoor structured PA, outdoor structured PA, transitions between activities, and circle time. Participants will receive an email newsletter introducing the topic and will implement short (10 minutes) classroom activities. Teachers will also be educated about teacher PA practices, focusing on 1 behavior during each segment. Research staff will contact the teachers weekly to provide technical assistance, help teachers troubleshoot any issues that participants have with the activities, and provide encouragement.