Table 2 Demographic and center-level characteristics before and after the enforcement of an AP Standards among early year group childcare providers in British Columbia, Canada
Survey year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | 2018–19 | |||
Respondents’ characteristics | ||||
Respondents, n (%) | 246 (51.9) | 228 (48.1) | ||
Sex, n (%) | ||||
Female | 237 (96.3) | 202 (91.8) | ||
Male | 5 (2.0) | 6 (2.7) | ||
Prefer not to disclose | 4 (1.6) | 12 (5.4) | ||
Age group, n (%) | ||||
< 30 years | 42 (16.6) | 31 (13.6) | ||
30–39 years | 63 (25.6) | 77 (33.8) | ||
40–49 years | 69 (28.1) | 51 (22.7) | ||
> 50 years | 73 (29.6) | 69 (30.3) | ||
Role, n (%) | ||||
Manager | 141 (57.3) | 131 (57.3) | ||
Staff | 105 (42.7) | 97 (42.5) | ||
Years working at center, n (%) | ||||
1–4 years | 62 (25.2) | 62 (27.2) | ||
≥ 5 years | 184 (74.8) | 166 (72.8) | ||
Center-level characteristics (n = 146 centers in both survey cycles) | ||||
Policies, n (%) | ||||
Policy on fundamental movement skills | ||||
No written policy | 112 (87.5) | 59 (43.4) | ||
Written policy | 16 (12.5) | 77 (56.6) | ||
Policy on screen time | ||||
No written policy | 88 (69.4) | 31 (22.6) | ||
Written policy | 38 (30.2) | 106 (77.4) | ||
Policy on total amount of AP | ||||
No written policy | 79 (63.2) | 39 (28.7) | ||
Written policy | 46 (36.8) | 97 (71.3) | ||
Policy on outdoor AP | ||||
No written policy | 68 (54.0) | 29 (21.0) | ||
Written policy | 58 (46.0) | 109 (79.0) | ||
Reported daily practicesa | n [range] | mean (SD) | n [range] | mean (SD) |
Opportunities for fundamental movement skills | 127 [1, 5] | 4.7 (0.7) | 131 [1, 5] | 4.7 (0.7) |
Less than 30 min of screen time | 125 [1, 5] | 3.0 (1.9) | 129 [1, 5] | 3.9 (1.7) |
Minimum 120 min of PA and AP | 126 [1, 5] | 4.6 (0.8) | 131 [1, 5] | 4.7 (0.6) |
Min 60 min of outdoor AP | 121 [1, 5] | 4.7 (0.7) | 130 [2, 5] | 4.9 (0.4) |