Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Cordovil, R.
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Ribeiro, Luís, Moreira, Mariana, Pombo, André, Rodrigues, Luís Paulo, Luz, Carlos, Veiga, Guida, Lopes, Frederico
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/14752
Resumo: Problem Statement:The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in the life routines of preschool children, both during lockdown and post-lockdown periods. Approach:An online survey completed by parents, in-loco assessment scales filled in by a researcherand semi-structured interviews with preschool teacherswere used to investigate the effects of the adjustments, which occurred in preschool children’s lives, in the lockdown and post lockdown periods.Purpose:To characterize the levels of physical activity that Portuguese children had during the lockdown period and to understand what changed in their school routines in the post-lockdown period, regarding the organization of school spaces and routines.Results:Parents reported that children aged 3 to 5spent most of their time during lockdownundertaking sedentary activities (72% of their daily activities). In the post-lockdown period,results indicate that in June there was an increase in the number of preschools with a poor quality of environment compared to the pre-pandemic period (October/November).Taking into account the measures implemented in preschools to prevent the COVID-19 transmission,teachers were of the opinion that limiting the number of children sharing material was the worst measure imposed, since it hampered children’s socialization. Conversely, increasing the use of the outdoor space was deemed positive because it improved children’s happiness and action possibilities outside.Conclusions: TheCOVID-19pandemic has had a clear impact on Portuguese children’s overall levels of physical activity during lockdown. In some schools, the implementation of health guidelines has also led to further negative effects on children’s play opportunities. However, many schools seem to be successful in finding strategies to ensure a healthy balance between promoting children’s physical activity and ensuring risk control.
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spelling Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in PortugalCovid-19Physical activityPreschool childrenPreschool spacesPedagogical practicesProblem Statement:The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in the life routines of preschool children, both during lockdown and post-lockdown periods. Approach:An online survey completed by parents, in-loco assessment scales filled in by a researcherand semi-structured interviews with preschool teacherswere used to investigate the effects of the adjustments, which occurred in preschool children’s lives, in the lockdown and post lockdown periods.Purpose:To characterize the levels of physical activity that Portuguese children had during the lockdown period and to understand what changed in their school routines in the post-lockdown period, regarding the organization of school spaces and routines.Results:Parents reported that children aged 3 to 5spent most of their time during lockdownundertaking sedentary activities (72% of their daily activities). In the post-lockdown period,results indicate that in June there was an increase in the number of preschools with a poor quality of environment compared to the pre-pandemic period (October/November).Taking into account the measures implemented in preschools to prevent the COVID-19 transmission,teachers were of the opinion that limiting the number of children sharing material was the worst measure imposed, since it hampered children’s socialization. Conversely, increasing the use of the outdoor space was deemed positive because it improved children’s happiness and action possibilities outside.Conclusions: TheCOVID-19pandemic has had a clear impact on Portuguese children’s overall levels of physical activity during lockdown. In some schools, the implementation of health guidelines has also led to further negative effects on children’s play opportunities. However, many schools seem to be successful in finding strategies to ensure a healthy balance between promoting children’s physical activity and ensuring risk control.RCIPLCordovil, R.Ribeiro, LuísMoreira, MarianaPombo, AndréRodrigues, Luís PauloLuz, CarlosVeiga, GuidaLopes, Frederico2022-06-28T09:38:56Z20212021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/14752engCordovil, R., Ribeiro, L., Moreira, M., Pombo, A., Rodrigues, L.P., Luz, C., Veiga, G., Lopes, F. (2021). Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal Journal of Physical Education and Sport ,Vol 21 (Supplement issue 1), Art 52 pp 492 499. DOI: 10.7752/jpes.2021.s1052. IF: 1.3410.7752/jpes.2021.s1052info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-08-03T10:11:21Zoai:repositorio.ipl.pt:10400.21/14752Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T20:22:30.276958Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
title Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
spellingShingle Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
Cordovil, R.
Covid-19
Physical activity
Preschool children
Preschool spaces
Pedagogical practices
title_short Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
title_full Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
title_fullStr Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
title_sort Effects of the COVID- 19 pandemic on preschool children and preschools in Portugal
author Cordovil, R.
author_facet Cordovil, R.
Ribeiro, Luís
Moreira, Mariana
Pombo, André
Rodrigues, Luís Paulo
Luz, Carlos
Veiga, Guida
Lopes, Frederico
author_role author
author2 Ribeiro, Luís
Moreira, Mariana
Pombo, André
Rodrigues, Luís Paulo
Luz, Carlos
Veiga, Guida
Lopes, Frederico
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cordovil, R.
Ribeiro, Luís
Moreira, Mariana
Pombo, André
Rodrigues, Luís Paulo
Luz, Carlos
Veiga, Guida
Lopes, Frederico
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Covid-19
Physical activity
Preschool children
Preschool spaces
Pedagogical practices
topic Covid-19
Physical activity
Preschool children
Preschool spaces
Pedagogical practices
description Problem Statement:The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant changes in the life routines of preschool children, both during lockdown and post-lockdown periods. Approach:An online survey completed by parents, in-loco assessment scales filled in by a researcherand semi-structured interviews with preschool teacherswere used to investigate the effects of the adjustments, which occurred in preschool children’s lives, in the lockdown and post lockdown periods.Purpose:To characterize the levels of physical activity that Portuguese children had during the lockdown period and to understand what changed in their school routines in the post-lockdown period, regarding the organization of school spaces and routines.Results:Parents reported that children aged 3 to 5spent most of their time during lockdownundertaking sedentary activities (72% of their daily activities). In the post-lockdown period,results indicate that in June there was an increase in the number of preschools with a poor quality of environment compared to the pre-pandemic period (October/November).Taking into account the measures implemented in preschools to prevent the COVID-19 transmission,teachers were of the opinion that limiting the number of children sharing material was the worst measure imposed, since it hampered children’s socialization. Conversely, increasing the use of the outdoor space was deemed positive because it improved children’s happiness and action possibilities outside.Conclusions: TheCOVID-19pandemic has had a clear impact on Portuguese children’s overall levels of physical activity during lockdown. In some schools, the implementation of health guidelines has also led to further negative effects on children’s play opportunities. However, many schools seem to be successful in finding strategies to ensure a healthy balance between promoting children’s physical activity and ensuring risk control.
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