Study on Childrens' Physical Acitivity at Childcare Services

A study by led by the University of Western Australia of children aged between 2-5 years found that 66% of children were not getting the nationally recommended amount of daily physical activity. The PLAYCE study tracked 1600 children from more than 100 Perth early childhood education and care services over the past two years. The study found that the average daily physical activity on care and non-care days was 150 minutes for toddlers and 174 minutes for preschoolers. However, over an 8 hour day at early childhood education and care the activity was only 123 minutes for toddlers and 139 minutes for preschoolers. More information, including the published study can be found on the University of WA website.