Children have a natural joy and ability to move. For them, movement is both exploring and understanding the world. They use their various senses, such as touch, sight, hearing, balance and smell, to seek out differentiated experiences.

Children therefore need a stimulating environment that allows them to experience a variety of sensory and movement experiences and in which they can create their own movement challenges. Positive movement experiences in childhood strengthen self-esteem and support the child's personal development.

Promoting physical activity should therefore be a common thread running through children's everyday lives and meet children's needs for movement and play. Together with sports clubs, daycare facilities and daycare centers, Sportjugend NRW actively shapes children's living environments and influences them positively.

Advice from the Sportjugend NRW

Every city and district sports association has advice centers for promoting physical activity and cooperation between sports clubs and daycare centers!

The advice centers...

• offer individual advice
• organize professional exchange
• support local initiatives

Find out more at:
www.sportjugend.nrw

Learn how to design tailored exercise programs, assess and support children. Reflecting on your own movement biography and your enjoyment of movement are the starting point for our training courses. Further training in sport with the whole team is a good opportunity for this.

www.sportjugend.nrw/engagierdich/bewegung-und-spiel-fuer-die-kleinsten-u3

www.sportjugend.nrw/engagierdich/bewegungsfoerderung-in-verein-und-kita

The children's movement badge, specially developed for three to six-year-olds, values individual performance. Sports clubs in NRW also organize it together with daycare centers.

Sharpen your daycare profile with this seal of approval. The NRW State Sports Association certifies daycare centers whose educational focus is on promoting physical activity. You ensure daily exercise times - child-friendly sports clubs are at your side as partners.

Sports clubs with a child-friendly profile are educational actors and partners for promoting physical activity locally. With specially qualified trainers, they offer sports activities for children aged zero to six and their families.

Good ideas for cooperation and a sample template for your individually designed agreement can be found online at go.lsb-nrw.de/wis1617