Supplementary file 1_“Los niños tienen derecho de jugar”: exploring Latina mothers’ experiences as co-researchers and advocates for playful learning in community spaces.docx

The Playful Learning Landscapes initiative integrates community engagement with the science of learning to create playful learning opportunities in everyday public spaces. Although community engagement is central to this work, less is known about how parents experience sustained involvement as co-researchers.

This study explored how Latine parents understood and experienced their participation as co-researchers in a Playful Learning Landscapes project. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 20 Latina mothers in Southern California who participated as parent co-researchers and conducted site intercept surveys before and after the implementation of playful learning installations in community spaces. Using a codebook thematic analysis approach, we found that parents engaged in relational, community-centered research practices grounded in care, trust, responsibility, and lived expertise.