Object exploration is facilitated by the physical and social environment in center-based child care
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9646174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ine H van Liempd (0000-0002-8393-759X, Utrecht University, corresponding author), Ora Oudgenoeg-Paz (0000-0003-4271-7504, Utrecht University), Paul P M Leseman (0000-0003-1286-0510, Utrecht University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 96 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 161-175 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-3920 • E-ISSN: 1467-8624 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cdev.14161 |
| PMID | 39189928 |
| OpenAlex | W4401911725 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 44 |
Object exploration is considered a driver of motor, cognitive, and social development. However, little is known about how early childhood education and care settings facilitate object exploration. This study examined if children's exploration of objects during free play was facilitated by the use of particular spatial components (floor, tables, and activity centers) and types of play (solitary, social, and parallel). Participants were 61 children (aged 11 to 48 months and 50.8% boys, socioeconomic levels representative of the Dutch population). Intraindividual variability in children's object exploration was predicted by the use of particular spatial components and the social setting, with small-to-medium effect sizes. Solitary and parallel play were positively associated with complex object exploration, especially when sitting or standing at child-height tables. During social play, object exploration was mostly absent
Child development · Cognition · Cognitive development · Developmental psychology · Object (grammar) · Population · Sitting · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Spatial Ability · Artificial Intelligence · Child and Animal Learning Development · Computer Science · Demography · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |