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Author: Zoe Sills

The importance of risk in childhood play experiences

7 August 2024

Ask any group of adults about their most stand-out play memories and two…

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Scotland’s Play Charter

Scotland’s Play Charter describes our collective commitment to play for all children and young people. Supporters of the Charter know that children have the right to play and value play as an essential part of children’s health and wellbeing as individuals and part of the community.

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Pledges to Scotland’s Play Charter

  • Òganan Ghlaschu
  • St Ninians Nursery
  • Burnbrae Primary School
  • Fledglings Childminding Service
  • Four Seasons Nursery
  • Fenton Barns Nursery
  • St Sylvester’s Primary School
  • Abbey Early Years Centre
  • Cornerstone Nursery
  • St Rose of Lima Primary School
  • Parent and Infant Mental Health Scotland
  • Seahorse Nursery
  • NG Homes
  • Fun Lodge After School Care
  • Oxgangs Primary School
  • Our Place Our Families
  • Ninewells Nursery
  • Woodland Outdoor Kindergartens
  • South Ayrshire Council
  • West Lothian Council
  • Houston Primary School
  • Parsons Green Primary
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Pencaitland Primary School Parent Council
  • Lauriston Nursery
  • Emerald Maintenance
  • Hearts and Minds
  • Springfield Primary School
  • Innerwick Primary and Nursery School
  • Newmains Family Learning Centre
  • Aberdeen City Council
  • Newtown Primary School
  • Dens Road Primary School
  • Dumfries Toy Library
  • Rosetta Early Learners
  • Milltimber Playgroup
  • Roots and Shoots Highland Learning
  • Midlothian Sure Start
  • Maddiston Primary School
  • Eyemouth Primary School
  • Pentlands Activity Camps (PAC)
  • SPELL
  • Sarah Lawrence College
  • Access Parkour Ltd
  • Stramash
  • North Edinburgh Arts
  • Jordanhill School
  • Boomerang Community Centre
  • Riverside Primary School
  • Inverbrothock OOSC
  • Holy Cross Nursery Class
  • Buttons & Bows Nursery School
  • New College Lanarkshire
  • Cosy Cottage Nursery School
  • Corstorphine Primary School
  • Firpark Primary School
  • Balornock Primary School
  • Leaps and Bounds Activities (LBA)
  • Melrose Primary School
  • Mini Me Yoga Ambassador
  • Dunblane Youth & Sports Centre Trust
  • CHAS
  • Chatelherault Nursery & ASC
  • Reidvale Adventure Play Association Limited
  • Home-Start Edinburgh West and South West
  • Ayrshire College
  • Hanover Street School
  • North Ayrshire Council
  • Bright Starts Nursery
  • East Pollockshields Out of School Care
  • Simply Play
  • Little Acorns
  • Leisure and Culture
  • First 4 Kids
  • Impact Arts
  • Professional Learning Academy
  • Healthy n Happy CDT
  • Childcare Strategy Team
  • Support from the Start Prestonpans Cluster
  • Oxfordshire Play Association
  • St Martin’s Primary School and Nursery
  • YouthLink Scotland
  • Busy Bairns Childminder
  • Play Torbay
  • The Nurture Nursery
  • City of Edinburgh Council
  • Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Galleon Centre
  • EA Junior School
  • Support from the Start Dunbar Cluster
  • Caldercuilt Primary School & Nursery
  • Home-Start Wigtownshire
  • Summerston Childcare
  • St David’s Primary RC
  • Play Together on Pedals
  • Gylemuir After School Club
  • Renfrewshire Council
  • Little Lunches
  • Pilton Youth and Children’s Project
  • Hayburn Park Association
  • Craigour Park Primary School and Nursery
  • Gap Childcare Services
  • Highland Council
  • City of Glasgow College
  • Getting Better Together
  • Craiglockhart After School Club
  • Enchanted Forest Nursery
  • Mid Calder Primary School
  • Islesburgh OOSC
  • Gullane After School Club
  • Holmston Out of Skool Club
  • Meiklewood Nursery and After School Care
  • Coastguard Club
  • Play Borders
  • Gingerbread
  • Simpson Primary School & Nursery Class
  • East Dunbartonshire Council
  • St Boswells Primary School
  • KO-NEKT (Childcare)
  • Queens Cross Housing Association
  • Aberlour Childcare Trust
  • Crieff Hydro
  • Kidzcare
  • St David’s Primary School
  • Grange Primary School
  • Holy Corner Community Playgroup
  • Hyndland After School Club
  • The Cottage Family Centre
  • Mini French
  • Echline Primary School and Nursery Class
  • University of the West of Scotland
  • Linnvale Primary
  • Dalmilling Primary School
  • Aberfoyle Nursery
  • West College Scotland
  • Perth Autism Support
  • Windygoul Primary School
  • Clackmannanshire Council
  • Outdoor Cleghorn
  • Timberplay Scotland Ltd
  • Allan’s Nursery
  • Monkey Puzzle Glasgow Central
  • Wellgreen Nursery, Stirling
  • South Lanarkshire College
  • City of Play
  • Croftamie Nursery
  • Lamlash Early Years Class
  • Wallyford Primary School
  • Edible Estates
  • Argyll & Bute Council
  • Jordanhill Out of School Service
  • Evanton Wood Community Company
  • Newton Nursery
  • Shetland Islands Council
  • Kids Come First
  • Whitburn and District Community Development Trust
  • Greener Kirkcaldy
  • Tinto Nursery
  • Thornlie Primary School
  • Forgandenny Primary School
  • Falkirk Community Trust Libraries
  • What’s on Inverbervie Community
  • Almond Park Nursery
  • Child’s Play
  • Kilbarchan AAC
  • Dirleton Playgroup
  • St Columba’s Junior School
  • Mosstodloch Primary School
  • Old Doune Road Nursery
  • Healthy Valleys
  • Support from the Start North Berwick Cluster
  • Linthaugh Nursery School
  • Support from the Start Tranent Cluster
  • Scaraway Nursery School
  • Tinies
  • West Dunbartonshire Council
  • North United Communities
  • Rattray Primary School
  • The Creativity Portal
  • South Morningside Primary School and Nursery
  • Stepping Stones North
  • Fife Play Resource, Fife Play Development Team, Fife Council
  • Playland
  • Red Harbour Events
  • Home-Start Lorn
  • Loader Monteith
  • Kidsize Out of School Club
  • Support for Families
  • Abbey Mill Childcare
  • The Destiny Project
  • Scalloway Youth & Community Centre
  • Edzell Nursery
  • Penicuik YMCA-YWCA
  • C.O.J.A.C. Caring Operations Joint Action Council
  • Barnardo’s Scotland
  • Scamps SOSC
  • Giffnock Nursery Class
  • Tweedbank Early Learners
  • Kinneil Primary School and Early Years Campus
  • Little Forest Friends Scotland
  • Park Primary School
  • Biggar Primary School and Nursery
  • Cambusbarron Village Nursery
  • East Lothian Out of School Care Network
  • St Denis’ Primary School
  • Pirie Park Primary School
  • The Yard
  • Aberlady ELOSCN
  • Chanonry Beaver Scouts
  • LINKES
  • The Concrete Garden
  • Project 31
  • Fields in Trust Scotland
  • Cumbernauld YMCA
  • Off Grid Kids
  • Argyll College
  • Ark Out of School Care
  • NHS Forth Valley
  • Arran High School
  • Home-Start East Fife
  • Heathfield Primary & Early Years Centre
  • Sgoil-àraich Taobh na Pàirce
  • Orkney Library and Archive
  • Culture & Leisure
  • Include Me 2 Club
  • Aberdeenshire Council
  • Meadowburn Primary School
  • Family Fund Scotland
  • Living Streets Scotland
  • Doune Nursery
  • Earthtime for All Ltd
  • Carli’s Kindergarten
  • The Green Team
  • Adoption UK
  • Goodlyburn Primary School
  • Operation Play Outdoors
  • Culture NL
  • Support from the Start Musselburgh Cluster
  • 3D Drumchapel
  • Toybox Children’s Centre
  • University of Strathclyde
  • NHS West Dunbartonshire
  • Edinburgh and Lothians Out of School Care Network
  • Education Department East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Inspiring Scotland
  • Warout Primary School
  • Interactive Play Scotland
  • Middleton Park School
  • South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture
  • North Edinburgh Childcare
  • South Lanarkshire Council
  • Flowerbank Early Childhood Centre
  • Forest School Leader
  • St Andrew’s RC Primary School
  • Guildford Borough Council Playrangers
  • Gracemount Nursery
  • Bruce Family Centre
  • Alyth OOSC
  • Castlepark Primary School
  • Play Alloa
  • Tweeddale Youth Action
  • St Thomas Playgroup
  • St Paul’s Primary School
  • Parenting Across Scotland
  • Battlefield Primary ASC Association (BPASCA)
  • Perth & Kinross Council
  • PlayBoard NI
  • Newtongrange ASC
  • Cardonald Primary School
  • Flowerpots Childcare
  • Jennyswell Out of School Care
  • Whiteinch Centre
  • Borders College
  • Step by Step Nursery
  • Auchinairn Afterschool Care & Forest School
  • Edinburgh College
  • Enterprise Childcare
  • Black Lion Games
  • Angus Council
  • Smallworld Out of School Club
  • MACS After School Care
  • St Ninian’s Primary School
  • Tingwall Primary School
  • Wardie Primary School
  • Liberton After School Club
  • Murrayburn Primary School
  • University of Edinburgh
  • Parkour UK
  • Scottish Historic Buildings Trust
  • Gleniffer Nursery
  • Creative STAR
  • Camperdown Primary School and Nursery
  • Johnshaven School
  • St Leonard’s Primary and Nursery School
  • Barnardo’s APNA Project
  • Canongate Youth
  • Hillwood Primary School
  • RHC NHS GGC
  • Falkirk Council
  • Upstart Scotland
  • Maxwellton Park Nursery & OSC
  • Stirling Play Services, Stirling Council
  • St Margaret’s Primary School
  • Quarriers
  • Eastmuir Primary School
  • Oxley Park Academy
  • West Johnstone Early Learning and Childcare Centre
  • Whinhill Primary School
  • Babysign
  • Fife Childcare Services
  • Bòrd na Gàidhlig
  • Tarves Primary School
  • Allsorts Dornoch
  • Prestonpans ASC
  • Glenbervie Kindergarden
  • Nurture the Play
  • Sgoil Bhaile a’ Mhanaich, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
  • Law Primary School and North Berwick Nursery School
  • Sacred Heart Primary School
  • Beatlie Primary School
  • The BIG Project
  • East of the Sun, West of the Moon
  • Glasgow Life
  • Gargurnnock Play Group
  • Lecropt Nursery and Bridge of Allan OOSC
  • NHS Health Scotland
  • Orchard Grove Kindergarten
  • Clydesdale After School Care
  • University of Dundee
  • Muirhouse Youth Development Group
  • Edinburgh Young Carers Project
  • Musselburgh Burgh Primary School
  • Knightswood Primary
  • Early Steps Nursery
  • Welly Walkers Childminding
  • Little Steps Childminding
  • Stirling ELC
  • Sciennes Primary School
  • Inclusive Play
  • Fountainhall Nursery
  • OSCARS Childcare
  • Bridge of Weir Childcare
  • Fife Gingerbread
  • Forestry and Land Scotland
  • Fife College
  • East Ayrshire Council
  • Outdoor Woodland Learning School (OWLS)
  • Glebelands Nursery
  • St Peter’s Primary School
  • Green Aspirations Scotland CIC
  • MyParkScotland
  • Muck Primary School
  • Cookfur Nursery Class
  • James Gillespie’s Nursery
  • Busy Bees Nursery
  • Commercial Primary School
  • Leaps and Bounds Nursery
  • PlayBase
  • Enable Scotland
  • Crossmichael Primary School
  • Cairnsmoir Connections
  • Gowrie Training and Consultancy
  • Stanmore House School – Capability Scotland
  • Towerbank ASC
  • Wee Gems
  • Home-Start Levenmouth
  • Siblings Together and Reunited (STAR)
  • Little Scallywags Nursery
  • NHS GGC Children and Families
  • Support from the Start Haddington Cluster
  • PEEK Project
  • Clovenstone Primary School
  • Erskine Stewart Melville School
  • Task Childcare Services
  • Play and Sports Limited
  • Early Education UK
  • Fusion Childcare Services
  • Holy Cross Primary School
  • Outlet Play Resource
  • Borestone Primary School
  • St Gerard’s Nursery School
  • Clermiston Primary School and Nursery
  • Angus Alive
  • First Nursery
  • Lanarkshire Childcare Services
  • Argyle Bridge Children’s Nursery
  • Twinkle Stars Childcare
  • Iona Primary Early Years
  • St Joseph’s Primary School
  • Firsthand Lothian
  • Scottish Out of School Care Network
  • Scalloway Pre-School
  • ACE Place Nursery and OSC
  • Home-Start Kincardine
  • Starcatchers
  • Udston Primary School
  • Barlanark Out of School Care
  • Bonding with Baby
  • Support, Help and Integration in Perthshire
  • Adelaides Nursery
  • East End Empowering Stars
  • Whiteness Primary School
  • North Queensferry Primary
  • Together – Scottish Alliance for Children’s Rights
  • Make Mess Matter
  • Langlee Support Centre, Langlee Primary School
  • Maggie’s Childminding Service
  • St John’s RC Primary
  • Child’s Play Nursery
  • The Scottish Parliament
  • Mud Pie
  • WHALE Arts
  • Beech House Nursery
  • The Wee Childcare Company Ltd
  • Smart Play Network
  • With Kids
  • Seamab
  • Antonine Primary School
  • Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
  • Craigton Primary School
  • Elphinstone Primary
  • Youth Scotland
  • PLUS Forth Valley Ltd
  • Child Central Training
  • St Peter’s RC Primary School
  • Preschool Academy
  • CALL Scotland
  • Laura’s Little Treasures
  • Parent Action for Safe Play
  • Rosemount Lifelong Learning
  • Scottish Book Trust
  • Scottish Government
  • St George’s School for Girls
  • Movement Park
  • Licketyspit
  • East Lothian Play Association
  • Childcare in the Community
  • International Play Association Scotland
  • Holy Corner Community Group
  • Balmore Kindergarten Ltd
  • Burnfoot Community School
  • Woodlands Family Nurture Centre
  • Cockburnspath Primary School
  • Play Midlothian
  • Castleton Primary School
  • Scout Association
  • High School of Dundee
  • ASH Scotland
  • TICTACS After School Service
  • Families First, North Lanarkshire Council
  • Voluntary Action
  • Dundee and Angus College
  • Crieff Hydro Kids Club
  • Busby Primary School
  • Children’s Health Scotland
  • TIGERS
  • Bikeability
  • Shetland College UHI
  • East Park
  • St Charles’ Primary School
  • Dunbar Primary School Nursery
  • St Mary’s Nursery Class
  • Tiptoe’s Children’s Nursery
  • Arkleston Primary School
  • Broomhill OOSC
  • Bankhead After School Care Service

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