Childcare Worker Physical Literacy and Activity Support Survey, Japan

Japanese childcare workers' self-assessed physical literacy and their support for children's physical activity. The dataset contains secondary survey data from 201 childcare workers, analyzed using structural equation modeling. It was authored by Sho Honda and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between educator physical literacy and activity support based on survey scores.
• Comparing physical literacy scores across groups based on sports club participation history.
• Analyzing differences in physical literacy by stage of change for physical activity participation.
• Validating survey instruments for assessing support for children's physical activity.

Strengths

• Dataset size is precisely known: 201 survey respondents.
• Assessment tools are specified: Physical Literacy for Life (PL4L) self-assessment tool.
• Statistical methods are detailed, including confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.
• License is clearly defined as CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the source, focusing on Japan.

Provenance

Source

Secondary data provided by a company managing early childhood education and care facilities.

Collection Method

Survey data collected from childcare workers using the PL4L tool and support items.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 05:43:51; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Japan (implied by context of early childhood education attendance).