Table 2. Differences in Changes in NAP SACC Scores From Pre-Assessment to Post-Assessment and Post-Assessment to Follow-Up in Early Care and Education (ECE) Programs That Completed the Second Cohorta of the National Early Care and Education Learning Collaboratives Project (ECELC) (n = 104).
Topic | Mean NAP SACC Scoresb |
Change in Scoresc |
P Values |
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Pre | Post | Follow-Up | From Pre to Post | From Post to Follow-Up | From Pre to Postd | From Post to Follow-Upe | |
Combined NAP SACC topics | 38.5 | 47.0 | 48.9 | 8.6 | 1.8 | <.001 | .16 |
Breastfeeding and infant feeding | 9.9 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .001 | .28 |
Child nutrition | 22.9 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | <.001 | .10 |
Infant and child physical activity | 7.8 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 2.2 | −0.2 | <.001 | .56 |
Screen time | 4.5 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | <.001 | .10 |
Abbreviation: NAP SACC, Nutrition and Physical Activity Self-Assessment for Child Care.
ECE programs in Kentucky, Virginia, and Los Angeles County, California, from 2014 through 2015.
Means of the combined NAP SACC as well as for each of the 4 topic areas at pre-assessment, post-assessment, and follow-up.
Calculated using the arithmetic mean.
P value for the comparison of the effect of the ECELC intervention between post-assessment and pre-assessment as calculated by a repeated measures model.
P value for the comparison of the effect of the ECELC intervention between follow-up and post-assessment as calculated by a repeated measures model.