Motor competence and physical activity (PA) patterns are established during the early
childhood years. Early childhood education (ECE) settings are an important context for …

This article presents data from a survey of Early Childhood Education and Care services in
Australia. The study investigated outdoor play provision in terms of space, resources and …

ALTHOUGH THE TERM 'RISK-TAKING'often has negative connotations, the reality is that
the willingness to engage in some risky activities provides opportunities to learn new skills …

A growing body of research has provided evidence of both children's desire for challenging
play that involves a degree of risk-taking and the role that positive risk-taking has in fostering …

WITH A VIEW TO TACKLING the growing obesity epidemic in young children, a number of
interventions are being trialled at preschools seeking to engage children in more physical …

Positive risk-taking in the context of outdoor physical play is important for fostering children's
optimal health and development. Despite this, there is mounting concern that many …

In 2007 the National Children's Bureau's Research, Evidence and Evaluation Department
was asked to undertake a research project on behalf of Play England, funded by the …

In this chapter, we critically consider why early years practitioners should aim to give
children ample opportunity to play outdoors during their early years and some of the 'risks' …

Early Childhood services are becoming an increasingly significant part of children's lives. As
such they offer vital opportunities for children to engage in physically challenging active play …

Many children naturally seek challenging physically active play which may involve injury‐
risk. Prior studies have attempted to describe the characteristics of risky play but to date …