500
Participants
Start Date
August 19, 2024
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2026
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2026
MoveEarly
"The intervention has two levels: the kindergarten level and the child level.~1. Staff will receive approximately 60 hours of professional development, including 6 full-day physical seminars, 2 full-day kindergarten visits, 6 written tasks with follow-up webinars and an online resource. The focus will be how to promote movement, play and exploration among children aged 1-6 years.~2. Staff is supposed to promote children's movement, play and exploration through 7 pedagogical principles: 1. Value, understand and promote movement, 2. Value, understand and promote play, 3. Value, understand and promote exploration, 4. Create rich physical environments, 5. Create opportunities for meaningful participation, 6. Create good balance between challenge and support, and 7. Create good dialogue through action and words."
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
OTHER