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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

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

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