An Exploration of Infant and Toddler Unstructured Outdoor Play

Autor/inn/en	Dinkel, Danae; Snyder, Kailey; Patterson, Tyler; Warehime, Shane; Kuhn, Miriam; Wisneski, Debora
Titel	An Exploration of Infant and Toddler Unstructured Outdoor Play
Quelle	In: European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 27 (2019) 2, S.257-271 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dinkel, Danae)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1350-293X
DOI	10.1080/1350293X.2019.1579550
Schlagwörter	Play; Infants; Toddlers; Recreational Activities; Child Care; Physical Activities; Physical Activity Level; Playgrounds + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spiel; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Infants; Freizeitgestaltung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Playground; Spielplatz
Abstract	Unstructured outdoor play is important for children's development. The present study examined infants' and toddlers' physical and social unstructured outdoor play behaviors within childcare centers. Children's outdoor play behaviors were video recorded at two centers (A&B) and assessed using a modified version of the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children in Preschool (OSRAC-P). Children in this study primarily took part in active play (56.7%) and engaged in play without any type of prompting from a teacher (91.2%). There was a significant interaction between the effect of center and location on physically active play (p < 0.001). Children at Center B were most active in open play areas (77.6%), while children at Center A were most active in gross motor play areas (72.2%). In sum, the outdoor play environment influences infants' and toddlers' physical and social play behaviors; however, more research is needed to determine the optimal environment for development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01