Abstract:
The pre-school year is a period of so many developmental changes in the child. The child at this stage of life is faced with the challenges of coordinating his/her limbs, develop strength and perceptual skill, control posture and balance. The role that playground facilities play with regards to this, need, to be addressed. Therefore, the study titled “Relationship between the use of playground facilities and pre-school children’s motor development in Kaduna Metropolis” was aimed at assessing the relationship between playground facilities and the extent of motor development of pre-school child. Experimental research design using field experimental research design was employed for the study.
A sample of one hundred (100) children out of the twenty one thousand eight hundred and one (21,801) children and ten proprietors/proprietress and schools out of the hundred and two proprietors/proprietress and schools in Sabon Tasha division of the metropolis were used for the study. Observation score sheet and questionnaire were used to obtain relevant data. Collected data were analysed using frequencies, percentages, mean and Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Four Null hypotheses were stated and all were tested at 0.05 (P