Discussion
This study aimed to assess the impact of a video resource, compared to a text-based resource, on family day care educators’ intentions to adopt outdoor free play guidelines. Despite use of an engaging medium (as described by ECEC staff) [Previous findings from RCTs which examine dissemination strategies on educators’ intentions to adopt guidelines in the ECEC setting are mixed, with one study demonstrating significant improvements [We found no statistically significant differences between groups on TDF constructs [Despite high intentions to adopt and awareness of the guidelines, few services reported implementing the guidelines fully, findings consistent with other services in ECEC [This is the first known trial to examine the impact of dissemination of guidelines via a video resource in the family day care setting. While this trial did not produce the expected changes in intentions to adopt guidelines or TDF constructs, there may be benefits in including video as a channel to deliver health information to family day care educators. Our finding that 69% of participants viewed the video resource is comparable to findings reported in a RCT with family day care services in the United States [