Impact of an outdoor loose parts play intervention on Nova Scotian preschoolers' physical literacy: a mixed-methods randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Hilary A. T. Caldwell (Author), Rebecca A. Spencer (Author), Nila Joshi (Author), Karina Branje (Author), Jane Cawley (Author), Heather Hobson (Author), Sara F. L. Kirk (Author), Daniel Stevens (Author), Michelle R. Stone (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Physical activity participation among preschoolers in childcare settings are low, and interventions to increase physical activity levels have produced mixed results. The Physical Literacy in the Early Years (PLEY) project implemented a six-month childcare-based outdoor loose part...