The Development and Validation of an Outdoor Free Play Scale for Preschool Children
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20010350
Abstract: Children’s outdoor free play, which is characterized by intensive physical engagement and diverse social interactions, plays a unique role in early childhood development and education. However, existing scales cannot comprehensively measure children’s performance in outdoor… read more here.
Keywords: play scale; preschool children; development; free play ... See more keywords
A Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial to Increase the Sustainment of an Indoor–Outdoor-Free-Play Program in Early Childhood Education and Care Services: A Study Protocol for the Sustaining Play, Sustaining Health (SPSH) Trial
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065043
Abstract: Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) settings are important environments to support children’s physical activity (PA). In 2021, COVID-19 regulations recommended the provision of indoor–outdoor free-play programs in ECEC settings to reduce the transmission of… read more here.
Keywords: free play; sustainment; trial; play ... See more keywords