Illnesses and Injuries at Nature Preschools

dc.contributor.advisor	Vander Stoep, Ann
dc.contributor.author	Frenkel, Hannah Libby
dc.date.accessioned	2017-08-11T22:55:09Z
dc.date.available	2017-08-11T22:55:09Z
dc.date.issued	2017-08-11
dc.date.submitted	2017-06
dc.description	Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2017-06
dc.description.abstract	This study investigated the incidence of illness and injury at nature preschools compared to conventional preschools. For 14 weeks, teachers at five nature and four conventional preschools logged the number of child absences due to illness and the number of injuries that occurred at preschool. This study found no difference in illness incidence by preschool type and no serious injuries during the course of the study. Girls at nature preschools had a higher incidence of minor injury compared to girls at conventional preschools. For boys, no significant differences in minor injuries by type of preschool were noted. Overall, the study found that nature preschools are a healthy and safe child care model.
dc.embargo.terms	Open Access
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.identifier.other	Frenkel_washington_0250O_17149.pdf
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1773/40127
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.rights	none
dc.subject	children
dc.subject	forest kindergarten
dc.subject	illness
dc.subject	injury
dc.subject	nature
dc.subject	preschool
dc.subject	Epidemiology
dc.subject.other	Epidemiology
dc.title	Illnesses and Injuries at Nature Preschools
dc.type	Thesis

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