Evaluation design of New York City's regulations on nutrition, physical activity, and screen time in early child care centers

This article describes the multi-method cross-sectional design used to evaluate New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's regulations of nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for children aged 3 years or older in licensed group child care centers. The Center Evaluation Com...

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Published in:Preventing chronic disease 2014-10, Vol.11, p.E184-E184, Article 130431
Main Authors: Breck, Andrew, Goodman, Ken, Dunn, Lillian, Stephens, Robert L, Dawkins, Nicola, Dixon, Beth, Jernigan, Jan, Kakietek, Jakub, Lesesne, Catherine, Lessard, Laura, Nonas, Cathy, O'Dell, Sarah Abood, Osuji, Thearis A, Bronson, Bernice, Xu, Ye, Kettel Khan, Laura
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Language:English
Subjects:
Beverages
Child Day Care Centers - legislation & jurisprudence
Child Day Care Centers - standards
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Food Services - standards
Humans
Motor Activity
New York City
Nutrition Policy
Pediatric Obesity - prevention & control
Prevalence
Residence Characteristics
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Summary:This article describes the multi-method cross-sectional design used to evaluate New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's regulations of nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for children aged 3 years or older in licensed group child care centers. The Center Evaluation Component collected data from a stratified random sample of 176 licensed group child care centers in New York City. Compliance with the regulations was measured through a review of center records, a facility inventory, and interviews of center directors, lead teachers, and food service staff. The Classroom Evaluation Component included an observational and biometric study of a sample of approximately 1,400 children aged 3 or 4 years attending 110 child care centers and was designed to complement the center component at the classroom and child level. The study methodology detailed in this paper may aid researchers in designing policy evaluation studies that can inform other jurisdictions considering similar policies.
ISSN:1545-1151
1545-1151
DOI:10.5888/pcd11.130431