Evidence Mapping: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Practice Elements in Early Childhood Education and Care

Key Points

• To identify and evaluate evidence-based practice elements in early childhood education guidelines.
• Conducted evidence mapping to analyze existing guidelines in early childhood education care.
• Identified practice elements included and excluded from guidelines.
• Evaluated the variability of evidence underpinning guideline recommendations.
• Discovered gaps in evidence for several practice elements in current guidelines.
• Highlighted the need for strengthened evidence in health-related practices for early childhood education.

Abstract