Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- The centers must meet the following criteria:
- 1. Be a licensed child care center with a child care director who speaks English
- 2. Used pesticides (i.e., baits or sprays) in the last year
- 3. Operated for at least two years with no plans to close in the next 12 months
- 4. Enroll children between three to five years of age of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds
- 5. Have at least 25% of enrolled children receiving a government subsidy (e.g., Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Head Start, Child Care Development Fund, Alternative Payment program).
- 6. Have a carpet or couch on-site.
- The child care providers must meet the following criteria:
- 1. Work in the participating child care centers
- 2. Work in the classroom of the participating children
- 3. Work at least 30 hours a week
- 4. Plan to work at the center over the next 9 months
- The families must have a preschool-age child enrolled in the participating child care center and meet the following criteria:
- 1. Three or four years of age
- 2. The child spends at least six hours per day in the center
- 3. Will be enrolled in the center for the next nine months
- 4. Has a parent present during enrollment who speaks either English or Spanish
- 5. Parents will complete surveys or interviews in English or Spanish in the Fall and Spring
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Centers that participated in an IPM intervention and training project
- 2. Families that have children who have special health care needs or disabilities who can not participate in physical activity at the child care center.
- 3. Center directors who do not read and write in English.
- 4. Child care providers who do not read and write in English.
Ages Eligible for Study:
3 Years to 75 Years (CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes