Physical activity at daycare: Issues, challenges and perspectives

Early Years

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-188

  van Zandvoort, Melissa ^a   Tucker, Patricia ^a,b   Irwin, Jennifer D ^b   Burke, Shauna M ^b  

^a Public Health Research   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Daycare centers; Organizational policy; Physical activity; Preschool aged children

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953789578     PISSN: 09575146     EISSN: 14724421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09575141003667282     Document Type: Article

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