Getting started with physical activity policy in childcare

Many young children regularly spend time in childcare. Childcare organisations therefore play an important role in these children’s development. Frequent and varied physical activity makes an essential contribution to good motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. As a childcare organisation, you can make a real difference! But how do you go about it? It starts with a good physical activity policy, but how do you develop one? And how do you subsequently enthuse colleagues to get started with it?

New: Childcare Physical Activity Policy

To answer these kinds of questions and further support practice, the Knowledge Centre for Sport & Physical Activity has developed the online tool ‘Childcare Physical Activity Policy’. This helps your organisation develop a clear vision of physical activity, which you can then translate into concrete goals and activities. This creates structural coherence among the activities and makes it clear to employees how your organisation operates. A physical activity policy also helps your organisation present itself to parents and collaborative partners.

Many young children regularly spend time in childcare. Childcare organisations therefore play an important role in these children’s development. Frequent and varied physical activity makes an essential contribution to good motor, social-emotional and cognitive development. As a childcare organisation, you can make a real difference! But how do you go about it? It starts with a good physical activity policy, but how do you develop one? And how do you subsequently enthuse colleagues to get started with it?

New: Childcare Physical Activity Policy

To answer these kinds of questions and further support practice, the Knowledge Centre for Sport & Physical Activity has developed the online tool ‘Childcare Physical Activity Policy’. This helps your organisation develop a clear vision of physical activity, which you can then translate into concrete goals and activities. This creates structural coherence among the activities and makes it clear to employees how your organisation operates. A physical activity policy also helps your organisation present itself to parents and collaborative partners.