Children's activities and experiences in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) institutions are essential for children's present and future lives. Playing is a vital activity in childhood, and playing is found to be positively related to a variety of outcomes among children. In this study, we investigated how risky play – a fundamentally voluntary form of play – related to children's well-being, involvement and physical activity. Results from structured video observations (N = 928) during periods of free play in eight Norwegian ECEC institutions indicated that engagement in risky play was positively associated with children's well-being, involvement and physical activity. The findings in this study suggest that one way to support children's everyday experiences and positive outcomes for children in ECEC is to provide children with opportunities for risky play. Restrictions on children's play behaviours following safety concerns must be balanced against the joy and possible future benefits of thrilling play experiences for children.

儿童在幼儿教育和照料机构中的活动和经验对于儿童现在和将来的生活至关重要。玩耍是儿童时期的一项至关重要的活动，而玩耍与儿童的各种结局具有正相关。在这项研究中，我们调查了风险游戏（一种基本自愿的游戏形式）与儿童的幸福，参与和体育锻炼之间的关系。在挪威的8个ECEC机构进行免费游戏期间，通过结构化视频观察（N = 928）得出的结果表明，从事冒险游戏与儿童的健康，参与和体育锻炼呈正相关。这项研究的结果表明，一种支持儿童成长的方法 ECEC中儿童的日常经历和积极成果是为儿童提供冒险游戏的机会。出于安全考虑，对儿童游戏行为的限制必须与儿童激动人心的游戏体验带来的欢乐和未来可能带来的好处相平衡。