A study was conducted to compare the relative effects of three different kindergarten schedules on children’s achievement in reading, writing, and math and prosocial classroom behaviors. Subjects included 47 children attending all-day kindergarten, 56 children attending alternateday kindergarten, and 44 children attending half-day kindergarten. Individual achievement tests were administered in ...

Little is known about kindergarten students' active school transportation (AST) and stroller/wagon use as sedentary travel devices. The primary objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of kindergarten children arriving to school by active and sedentary modes, including strollers, in Toronto elementary schools and compare to students in kindergarten to grade 6 (K-6...

Kindergarten “redshirting”—the decision to delay a child’s kindergarten entry—may have consequences not only for the redshirted child but for other children whose grade cohort is affected. We use nationally-representative data to estimate the prevalence of redshirting, its relationship to observable characteristics, and its impact on the composition of kindergarten cohorts. We find that only 4 ...

OBJECTIVES To determine whether school or nonschool environments contribute more to childhood overweight, we compared children's gains in body mass index (BMI) when school is in session (during the kindergarten and first-grade school years) with their gains in BMI when school is out (during summer vacation). METHODS The BMIs of 5380 children in 310 schools were measured as part of the Early C...

background: aggression is a kind of behavior that causes damage or harm to others. the prevalence of aggression is 8–20% in 3–6 years old children. the present study aimed to assess the effect of training kindergarten teachers regarding reinforcement behavior therapy on preschoolers’ aggression. methods: in this cluster randomized control trial, 14 out of 35 kindergarten and preschool centers o...

The purpose of this study was to explore the role of social preference and perceived acceptance as moderators of the relation between child temperament and externalizing behavior. Participants included 399 children evaluated at pre-kindergarten and kindergarten assessments. Pre-kindergarten children characterized by high temperamental Surgency/Extraversion were more likely to exhibit hyperactiv...

OBJECTIVE Children can be the only persons present in an emergency situation. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of a first aid course for 4-5-year-old kindergarten children given by a first aid instructor and kindergarten teachers. METHODS A mixed methods approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods was used to investigate the effects of teaching first aid in the kinder...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the energy and macronutrient intake at home and at all-day in the kindergarten programs in children aged 2 to 6 and to investigate differences in consumption and intake between children at public and private kindergartens. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 362 preschool children from Caxias do Sul, Brazil. Nutritional status was assessed in terms of weight to h...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the excess educational costs at kindergarten from infant and maternal factors that are reported routinely at birth. METHODS Birth and school records were analyzed for all children who were born in Florida between September 1, 1990, and August 31, 1991, and entered kindergarten from 1996 through 1999 (N = 120,554). Outcome measure was cost to state, derived from base allo...