Table 4 ECE Center Practices, Environment, Staff Behavior, and Policies between Baseline and Follow-up measures (n = 9)a
Maximum Score | Baseline Mean ± SD | Follow-up Mean ± SD | Difference Mean ± SD | p-value | Cohen’s d | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ECE Center Practice | ||||||
Active Play (minutes) | 88.0 ± 48.2 | 111.3 ± 42.7 | 23.3 ± 42.2 | 0.13 | 0.54 | |
Television viewing (minutes) | 2.8 ± 8.3 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | −2.8 ± 8.3 | 0.34 | 0.33 | |
Non-television screen-time (minutes) | 26.7 ± 35.7 | 8.6 ± 17.8 | − 18.1 ± 32.7 | 0.13 | 0.55 | |
Total Screen-time (minutes) | 29.4 ± 41.2 | 8.6 ± 17.8 | −20.9 ± 39.2 | 0.14 | 0.52 | |
ECE Center Environment | ||||||
Active Opportunities | 20 | 11.4 ± 4.7 | 14.7 ± 3.6 | 3.3 ± 4.1 | 0.04* | 0.79 |
Sedentary Opportunities | 20 | 13.7 ± 2.6 | 13.3 ± 0.0 | −0.4 ± 2.6 | 0.68 | 0.15 |
Sedentary Opportunities-Revised | 20 | 10.7 ± 4.0 | 11.8 ± 2.9 | 1.1 ± 4.7 | 0.49 | 0.23 |
Sedentary Environment | 20 | 5.9 ± 5.2 | 5.9 ± 2.2 | 0.0 ± 4.7 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
Portable Play Environment | 20 | 9.8 ± 5.7 | 11.7 ± 4.6 | 1.9 ± 4.0 | 0.19 | 0.46 |
Fixed Play Environment | 20 | 10.4 ± 3.2 | 9.4 ± 3.9 | −1.0 ± 4.0 | 0.48 | 0.25 |
ECE Center Staff Behavior | ||||||
Staff Behaviors | 20 | 12.2 ± 6.6 | 18.1 ± 2.9 | 5.9 ± 6.4 | 0.02* | 0.92 |
PA Training and Education | 20 | 4.7 ± 3.2 | 4.2 ± 3.7 | −0.5 ± 3.2 | 0.62 | 0.15 |
ECE Center Policy | ||||||
PA Policy | 20 | 6.6 ± 7.1 | 6.6 ± 7.1 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 0.99 | N/A |
Total EPAO Score | 160 | 74.2 ± 20.1 | 85.7 ± 12.3 | 11.6 ± 15.6 | 0.06 | 0.72 |