1. Resources to promote physical activity in the early years

2. Early years guidelines
These booklets provide early years professionals with:
an overview of the guidelines and the importance of physical activity
examples of the types of activity suitable for infants who are walking and not walking
ways to reduce sedentary behaviour and promote physical activity.
These booklets are designed for early years professionals working with young children who have started walking, and those who have not.
They interpret the UK physical activity guidelines by:
Setting the context - explain why they are needed, health benefits, physical activity levels and state what the guidelines are.
Interpreting the guidelines - provide detail on each guideline to explain what they mean in practice with lots of practical examples.
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3. Practice briefing
This practice briefing is designed to give practitioners and managers of early years settings practical ideas for promoting physical activity with the under fives
The recommendations in this briefing are based on research evidence and recognise that early years practitioners, as well as parents and carers, can strongly influence the physical activity opportunities available to young children.
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4. Fact sheets
This series of five fact sheets provide the facts on physical activity for the under fives. They are ideal for practitioners who want the facts and figures relating to physical activity in the early years.
This series of five fact sheets provide on overview of the facts on physical activity for the under fives.
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