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New report reveals the state of children’s play and physical activity in Denmark

Moving Denmark is the largest study of physical activity ever conducted in Denmark. In 2025, nearly 198,000 Danes aged 3 years and older participated, including approximately 55,000 children aged 3–14 years. This makes it the largest and most detailed study of children’s movement behaviors, play,…

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The Comparison Between Outdoor Play Spaces, Equipment, and Resources in Low Versus High Socioeconomic Johannesburg Early Childhood Development Centres

Authors: Clarkson, L.; Botha, M.; van der Linde, J.V.D.

A playground with a blue ground and yellow poles

“I could list one million benefits!” Exploring perceptions & practices of outdoor play in the YMCA from a bioecological perspective

Authors: Harwood, D.; Barratt, J.; Donison, L.; Frizelle, C.

2 boys sitting on red and black ride on toy car

Nature and play spaces in a Brazilian preschool setting

Authors: Benfica, R.S.; Lauer-Leite, I.D.; Novais, J.S.

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Effects of an Outdoor Play-Based Intervention on Preschoolers’ Fundamental Movement Skill Competence: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Authors: Veiga, G.; Guerreiro, D.; Pomar, C.; Almeida, G.; Rebocho, C.; Marmeleira, J.

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Injury statistics in outdoor compared to conventional early childhood education (ECE) programmes in Canada

Authors: Al-Baldawi, Y.; James, M.E.; de Lannoy, L.; Tremblay, M.S.

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Exploring if Playground Quality Predicts Head Start Preschoolers’ School Day Physical Activity

Authors: Palmer, S.A.; Stevens, Z.; Palmer, K.K.; Chinn, K.M.; Farquhar, J.M. & Robinson, L.E.

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Risky Play for Children Birth to 3 Years in Early Childhood Education Services: A Study of Educators’ Perspectives

Authors: Bowden, N.; Jones, R. & Tonge, K.

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Advances in Measuring the Intersection of Talk and Contextual Features on the Early Childhood Playground

Authors: Irvin, D.W.; Rous, B.; Luo, Y.; Lane, J.; Hadley, E.B.; Rojas, J.; Irvin, A.; & Bergstrom, H.

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Evaluating the Accessibility and Inclusiveness of Community Playgrounds in Australia for Children with Disabilities

Authors: Glass, C.; & Flemmer, C.

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Characteristics of the Outdoor Environment Affording Physical Activity, Motor Competence, and Social Interactions in Children Aged 3–7 Years: A Systematic Review

Authors: Taylor, N.; Pringle, A.; & Roscoe, C.M.P.

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Using Accelerometer Fragmentation Metrics to Compare Temporality of Preschoolers’ Indoor and Outdoor Free Play

Authors: Clevenger, K.A.; McKee, K.L.; & Pfeiffer, K.A.

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Risky Play Is Not a Dirty Word: A Tool to Measure Benefit–Risk in Outdoor Playgrounds and Educational Settings

Authors: Eager, D.; Gray, T.; Little, H.; Robbé, F. & Sharwood, L.N.

boy in blue t-shirt and gray shorts climbing tree

Importance, unique aspects and guidelines, and building blocks of early childhood physical activity from a socioecological perspective

Authors: Pfeiffer, K.A. & Clevenger, K.A.

Toddler crossing playground obstacle with dad's support

Outdoor physical activity in traditional and newly designed preschools: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Fröberg, A., Eskilsson, T., Manni, A. & Markström, J.

2 boys sitting on red and black ride on toy car

Profile of the PLAY spaces & environments for children’s physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep (PLAYCE) cohort study, Western Australia

Authors: Christian, H., Nathan, A., Trost, S.G., Schipperijn, J., Boruff, B., Adams, E.K., George, P., Moore, H.L. & Henry, A.

Young girl with pig tails hanging upside down on a playground

How they play. How to prep children with motor difficulties to cope in the playground

Authors: Sally A. Hannah, Leanne M. Johnston, John Cairney & Michael Gard

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Using Accelerometer Fragmentation Metrics to Compare Temporality of Preschoolers’ Indoor and Outdoor Free Play

Authors: Kimberly A. Clevenger, Katherine L. McKee, and Karin A. Pfeiffer

a little girl wearing sunglasses and a hat on a swing

The variability and correlates of outdoor play in preschool-aged children

Authors: Cody Davenport, Nicholas Kuzik, Richard Larouche & Valerie Carson

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