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Abstract Preschool period is a crucial stage of life in terms of a child’s physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development Health promotion knowledge of preschool caregivers is an important factor that affects children’s health. Nursery school is essentially an important place for preschool children to learn healthy eating, adequate hydration, exercise, proper hygiene and teeth care. Caregivers as educators should make preschool children aware of unhealthy behaviors and teach children how to stay healthy and safe. Aimed of the present study was to determine the effect of health promotion guidelines on knowledge and practice of caregivers at nursery schools. Convenience sampling of caregivers contacted by children from 36years working at 20 nurseries, the total numbers of sample was 60 caregivers. Tools of data collection included: A structured interview questionnaire and observational checklist and health promotion guidelines to assess Caregivers’ knowledge and practice about health promotion of preschool children. Results: There were statistically significant differences in related to knowledge and practice of total scores of the caregivers throughout the three phases of the guidelines intervention. Conclusion, it was concluded that Health promotion guidelines effect on caregivers’ knowledge and practice regarding health promotion of preschool children. Recommendation of the present study was to provision of health guidelines for caregivers especially those new about health promotion and the needs of preschool children. |