Hi,
I am working with my Association to develop guidelines for preschool extracurricular activities and am looking for some resources/research to back up the why.
A little background....all of our preschools are in YMCA branches and the children are constantly moved to gymnastics, swim, run club, dance, etc. within the branches. Most of these activities occur on the timeline for the branch, not the children. Changing into and out of swimsuits, moving from one location to another is an ongoing process at some of the sites. Aside from ECERs/Substantial Portion of the Day, can any of you point me towards some research that explains why we need to minimize all of this for the children. I know the reasons why we should changes practices; I am just looking for the sources to back me up when I present the guidelines to the Executive Directors and VPs. This will be a completely new way of thinking for them and it is going to be a tough sell.
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Jennifer W. Hardy
Association Program Specialist
San Diego, CA
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