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A recent study reported in Pediatrics found that children in child care spend less than 48 minutes a day while in the center in physical activities. Other findings:
This was an observational study of 98 children in 10 child care centers in Seattle. Some of the directors whose centers were studied admitted that this is a problem, but that the pressure from parents to focus on reading and math skills to prepare them for kindergarten result in a pushing down of academics and a "deprioritization" of free play.
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