Promoting Physical Development and Activity in Early Childhood
- - Terms relating to physical development and activity.
- - Overview of the changes in contemporary childhood that have affected the quality and amount of opportunities that children have to be physically active.
- - Share practical ideas for promoting physical activity for all children - including sharing an audit for use in practice.
Schedule Information:
On Demand
Session Description
‘Physical activity is vital in children’s all-round development, enabling them to pursue happy, healthy and active lives’ (DfE 2021 p 60)
This session draws on contemporary research and reports that explore the importance of physical activity for babies and young children as outlined in the forthcoming book ‘Promoting Physical Development and Activity’ (Musgrave et al April 2024). The main aim of the session is to foreground the valuable role that practitioners in early childhood education and care settings, working in partnership with parents or carers can, and do, play in supporting physical development in babies and young children.