Observational studyBMJ open2016
Influence of the day care, home and neighbourhood environment on young children's physical activity and health: protocol for the PLAYCE observational study.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 63 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of a dog-facilitated mobile physical activity intervention on children's social-emotional development: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2026Trial
- A mobile health intervention to encourage physical activity in children: a randomised controlled trial.BMC pediatrics · 2022Trial
- Impact of scheduling multiple outdoor free-play periods in childcare on child moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: a cluster randomised trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2018Trial
- Compositional movement behaviours and preschool children's social-emotional development.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Article
- Effects of dog ownership on children's social-emotional development: findings from the PLAYCE cohort study.Pediatric research · 2026Article
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- Is Cardiopulmonary Fitness Related to Attention, Concentration, and Academic Performance in Different Subjects in Schoolchildren?Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Profile of the PLAY spaces & environments for children's physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep (PLAYCE) cohort study, Western Australia.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2025Article
- Developmental trends in young children's device-measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- The sleep and activity database for the early years (SADEY) study: design and methods.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
- Longitudinal effects of dog ownership, dog acquisition, and dog loss on children's movement behaviours: findings from the PLAYCE cohort study.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Built Environments And Child Health in WalEs and AuStralia (BEACHES): a study protocol.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Meeting the Australian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years is associated with better social-emotional development in preschool boys.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Parents' Perceptions of the Neighbourhood Built Environment Are Associated with the Social and Emotional Development of Young Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Association between preschooler movement behaviours, family dog ownership, dog play and dog walking: Findings from the PLAYCE study.Preventive medicine reports · 2022Article
- Physical environmental opportunities for active play and physical activity level in preschoolers: a multicriteria analysis.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the Play Active policy intervention and implementation support in early childhood education and care: a pragmatic cluster randomised trial protocol.BMC public health · 2022Article
- The Relationship between Physical Activity, Self-Regulation and Cognitive School Readiness in Preschool Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Western Australian Children's Physical Activity and Screen Time.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The relationship between dog ownership, dog play, family dog walking, and pre-schooler social-emotional development: findings from the PLAYCE observational study.Pediatric research · 2021Observational
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
introductionThe early years are a critical period in a child's health and development, yet most preschool children fail to meet physical activity guidelines. Outside of the home and neighbourhood, children spend a large proportion of time within early childhood education and care (ECEC) services such as long day care. Research is required to determine how the design of day care outdoor (and indoor) spaces provides opportunities or constraints for physical activity. A significant evidence gap surrounds what objectively measured attributes of the home and neighbourhood environment influence preschoolers' physical activity. The PLAY Spaces & Environments for Children's Physical Activity (PLAYCE) study will empirically investigate the relative and cumulative influence of the day care, home and neighbourhood environment on preschoolers' physical activity. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The PLAYCE study is a cross-sectional observational study (April 2015 to April 2018) of 2400 children aged 2-5 years attending long day care in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. Accelerometers will measure physical activity with indoor physical activity measured using radio frequency identification. Global positioning systems will be used to determine outdoor location of physical activity around the home and neighbourhood for a subsample (n=310). The day care environment will be objectively measured using a validated audit tool. Other potential individual, social and physical environmental influences on preschoolers' physical activity will be collected by geographic information systems measures, parent and day care educator surveys. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval has been granted by The University of Western Australia Human Ethics Research Committee, approval number RA/4/1/7417. Findings will be published in international peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. Key findings will be disseminated to stakeholders, collaborators, policymakers and practitioners working in the ECEC sector. Day care centre directors and parents will be given a summary report of the key findings.
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