Editorial
EditorialPhysical education in early childhood education: Guest editorial
Arja Sääkslahti, Kristy Howells
pp. 1-5
Peer-reviewed articles
Physical education in Finnish early childhood teacher education–curricula and pre-service teachers’ perceptions
Anne Soini, Susanna Takalo, Joonas Kalari, Susanna Iivonen
pp. 6-31
Perceptions of physical education in early childhood teacher education courses
Carla Vidoni, Anne Soini, Osvaldo L. Ferraz
pp. 32-53
Wheels Up: Spiral progression pedagogy towards creative movers using wheels
Alison Murray, Kristy Howells
pp. 54-78
Early childhood educator training: The value of educating educators on movement, play, and physical literacy development – A three country case study
Debra Vinci, Kristy Howells, Nathan Hall, Christopher Wirth, Melanie Gregg
pp. 79-101
Teachers’ pedagogical work with children’s fundamental motor skills in early childhood education centres
Mikaela Svanbäck-Laaksonen
pp. 102-125
What is important? How one early childhood teacher prioritised meaningful experiences for children in physical education
Zack Smith, Adam Carter, Tim Fletcher, Déirdre Ní Chróinín
pp. 126-149
Is physical activity a pathway to culturally and linguistically diverse children’s participation in early childhood education and care?
Outi Arvola, Pia Liljeroth, Jyrki Reunamo
pp. 150-168
The effectiveness of the HIPPA intervention in the sociocultural environment of ECEC physical activity
Anette Mehtälä, Arja Sääkslahti, Anne Soini, Marita Poskiparta, Sami Kokko
pp. 169-204
Movement for Life! A physical literacy resource for early childhood caregivers
Melanie Gregg, Nathan Hall
pp. 205-230
Physical activity levels of Reception children in the North-East of England: a cross-sectional analysis of seasonal, daily and hourly variation
Dan Jones, Alison Innerd, Emma L. Giles, Liane B. Azevedo
pp. 231-252
Non-peer reviewed writings
Physical play – How do we inspire and motivate young children to be physically active through play? An international analysis of twelve countries’ national early years curriculum policies and practices for physical activity and physical play
Kristy Howells, Alethea Jerebine, Wouter Cools, Eva D’Hondt, Kristine De Martelaer, Eline Coppens, Helena Sienaert, Nathan Hall, Jinxia Dong, Anne Soini, Christina O’Keeffe, Maura Coulter, Sinéad McNally, Patricia McCaffrey , Patrizia Tortella, Aldo M. Costa, Andrea Hernández-Martinez, Ann-Christin Sollerhed, Mark Urtel, Debra Vinci, Christopher Wirth, Carla Vidoni, Arja Sääkslahti
pp. 253-276
