Primary effectiveness outcomes: changes in educator-reported time provided for children’s physical activity
At baseline and post-intervention, educators reported the amount of time provided daily for indoor and outdoor physical activity (two items) on seven-point ordinal scales (range ‘ < 30 min’- ‘180 + minutes’) and the amount of time provided daily for energetic play (one item) on a five-point ordinal scale (range ‘ < 15 min’- ‘60 + minutes’). Responses recorded for indoor and outdoor physical activity were summed using the minimum value of the response option range to provide a measure of total physical activity minutes per day. Total physical activity and energetic play were dichotomised based on the Play Active physical activity policy recommendations of: (i) ≥ 180 min of daily physical activity; (ii) ≥ 30 min of daily energetic play; and (iii) ≥ 180 min of physical activity and ≥ 30 min of energetic play per day. Items were based on established, validated instruments (i.e., Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care [