None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This evaluation is being led by the University of Sydney, and is delivered in partnership with the NSW Office of Sport through their contractual partnership entitled SPRINTER. The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of the Active Kids Program in influencing physical activity behaviours, social wellbeing, self-efficacy and interaction with the sport sector, amongst children living in NSW.
Interventions
On January 31st, 2018 the New South Wales Government in Australia launched the Active Kids policy framework; a universal voucher program, providing annual support to parents and primary care givers to reduce the cost of children’s participation in sport and physical activity (Jan 2018-Dec 2021). The Active Kids program was expanded by the NSW Government to provide two $100 vouchers per year in 2019, to encourage participation throughout the year. The Active Kids program has also been extended to
On January 31st, 2018 the New South Wales Government in Australia launched the Active Kids policy framework; a universal voucher program, providing annual support to parents and primary care givers to reduce the cost of children’s participation in sport and physical activity (Jan 2018-Dec 2021). The Active Kids program was expanded by the NSW Government to provide two $100 vouchers per year in 2019, to encourage participation throughout the year. The Active Kids program has also been extended to Dec 31st 2023. The primary objective of Active Kids is to increase the participation of school-enrolled children in sport and physical activity in NSW. The program aims to reduce the barrier of sport registration cost or membership fees for outside-of-school structured sport or physical activity, by up to $100AUD per voucher. All school-enrolled children aged 4.5-18 years old who reside in NSW are eligible for two Active Kids vouchers per year. Eligible activities must be delivered through an organisation offering a structured program of at least 8 weeks’ duration and involve moderate or vigorous levels of physical activity; these activities include recognised sports, swimming lessons, structured fitness programs, outdoor recreation programs, approved active recreation (e.g. dance). Participants for this cohort study will be recruited on a rolling basis during the program registration process through a bespoke online government portal. All children, who are eligible for an Active Kids voucher will be eligible to participate in the evaluation, with their parental/caregiver consent. Sport and structured physical activity providers will also be recruited to understand the acceptability, engagement and experience of Active Kids program on approved providers. Providers are required to register in the Active Kids program through the bespoke government portal - guidelines for providers can be found here: https://www.sport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/Active_Kids_Provider_Guidelines_20171119.pdf
Sponsors
SPRINTER group, Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
54 Months to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
A quasi-experimental and mixed-method pragmatic evaluation will evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Active Kids program. To achieve this, several discrete populations will be included in the evaluation namely: all children (4,5-18 years old) registering for the program (process evaluation); registered children consenting to be followed-up in an evaluation cohort (impact/outcome evaluation) and parents or care givers of registered children. An additional component will include all sports service providers registering for the program.
Exclusion criteria
This study will exclude children and structured physical activity providers who are not eligible to register in the Active Kids program.
Outcome results
None listed