From: The food and activity environments of childcare centers in Rhode Island: a directors’ survey
Question | All centers (%) | CACFP (%) | Non-CACFP (%) | p value* | |||||||||
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SA | A | D | SD | SA | A | D | SD | SA | A | D | SD | ||
Physical activity facilities | |||||||||||||
ᅟThere is an on-site outdoor play area | 95.3 | 4.7 | -- | -- | 86.1 | 13.9 | -- | -- | 100.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | .0039 |
ᅟThere is A LACK OF stationary playground equipment | 1.9 | 11.2 | 29.0 | 57.9 | 2.78 | 19.44 | 25.00 | 52.78 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 30.4 | 62.3 | .1373 |
ᅟThere is A LACK OF portable playground equipment | 1.9 | 9.3 | 37.4 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 36.1 | 47.2 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 37.7 | 55.1 | .1659 |
ᅟOur center has plenty of wheeled toys | 37.4 | 41.1 | 17.8 | 3.7 | 22.2 | 52.8 | 19.4 | 5.6 | 46.4 | 34.8 | 15.9 | 2.9 | .0794 |
ᅟThe outdoor play area has a large open space for group game | 55.1 | 36.5 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 47.2 | 47.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 59.4 | 30.4 | 7.3 | 2.9 | .5483 |
ᅟThere is an on-site indoor play area | 30.8 | 25.2 | 24.3 | 19.6 | 33.3 | 36.1 | 11.1 | 19.4 | 30.4 | 18.8 | 30.4 | 20.3 | .0970 |
ᅟMost play equipment is too expensive for our center to afford. | 11.3 | 23.6 | 42.5 | 22.6 | 11.1 | 27.8 | 44.4 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 20.3 | 42.0 | 26.1 | .3424 |
Physical activity policies | |||||||||||||
ᅟThere should be efforts to ensure there are physical activity standards at my center | 61.0 | 31.4 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 65.7 | 31.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 60.3 | 29.4 | 7.4 | 2.9 | .7657 |
ᅟI would support changes to state regulations that would establish increased physical activity standards at my center | 48.5 | 40.4 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 50.0 | 44.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 48.4 | 37.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | .7345 |
ᅟMy teachers and staff would support changes that would establish increased standards for physical activity at my center | 42.2 | 43.1 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 44.1 | 47.1 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 42.4 | 40.9 | 9.1 | 7.6 | .8417 |
ᅟParents would support changes to state regulations that would promote increased physical activity at my center | 30.1 | 52.7 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 21.9 | 65.6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 35.0 | 45.0 | 11.7 | 8.3 | .3307 |
ᅟStaff/teachers at my center will require information and training needed to implement changes to my center’s physical activity standards | 26.7 | 43.6 | 24.7 | 5.0 | 35.3 | 44.1 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 43.1 | 26.1 | 7.7 | .2709 |