Engaging in moderate to vigorous amounts of
physical activity is needed for young children to grow and
develop to their full potential and the playground environment
can help play a role. The purpose of this study was
to determine the physical activity levels of children in
preschool settings during outdoor playground activity time.
Four preschools in British Columbia, Canada were purposefully
selected based around their playground design
and structure. The System for Observing Play and Leisure
Activity in Youth, Children’s Activity Rating Scale, and
the Observation for Recording Physical Activity in Children—Preschool
Version were used to determine the
physical activity levels of children, to track the location of
preschool children and to code the types of activities. A
total of 2,268 observations were recorded across all four
environments. Results found that children in approximately
half of the observations were engaged in sedentary physical
activity (51 %) while only participating in vigorous activity
during 20 % of the observations. These findings support
the need for educators to consider the role the environment
plays in determining young children’s amounts of physical
activity.

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• Children’s Activity Levels in Different Playground Environments: An Observational Study in Four Canadian Preschools

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