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Study On The Effective Use Of Early Childhood Education And Care In Preventing Early School Leaving: Final Report, Rimantas Dumclus, Jan Peeters, Noirin Hayes, Georges Van Landeghem, Hanna Siarova, Laura Peciukonyte, Ivana Ceneric, Hester Hulpia Jan 2014

Study On The Effective Use Of Early Childhood Education And Care In Preventing Early School Leaving: Final Report, Rimantas Dumclus, Jan Peeters, Noirin Hayes, Georges Van Landeghem, Hanna Siarova, Laura Peciukonyte, Ivana Ceneric, Hester Hulpia

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Healthy Incentive Scheme In The Irish Full-Day-Care Pre-School Setting, Charlotte Johnston Molloy, John Kearney, Noirin Hayes, Corinna Glennon Slattery, Clare Corish Jan 2014

Healthy Incentive Scheme In The Irish Full-Day-Care Pre-School Setting, Charlotte Johnston Molloy, John Kearney, Noirin Hayes, Corinna Glennon Slattery, Clare Corish

Conference Papers

A pre-school offering a full-day-care service provides for children aged 0-5 years for more than 4 hid. Researchers have called for studies that will provide an understanding of nutrition and physical activity practices in this setting. Obesity prevention in pre-schools, through the development of healthy associations with food and health-related practices, has been advocated. While guidelines for the promotion of best nutrition and health-related practice in the early years' setting exist in a number of jurisdictions, associated regulations have been noted to be poor, with the environment of the child-care facility mainly evaluated for safety. Much cross-sectional research outlines poor …